Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)

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Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)

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donhe wrote:

6 hrs ago

Australiopalpa commoni ?

Unverified Concealer moth (Oecophoridae)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Yes, I agree Pachybela (genus) is likely. but looking at iNaturalist and the set speciemens on Bold4 and Bold(Hobern), I have not seen a species named or un-named which closely matches this sighting.. None I have seen match this sighting exactly, certainly none show the large row of whitish spots at the outer edge of the outer forewing. P. eurypolia and P. maculisarca seem the most similar. i note specimens of P. maculisarca on iNaturalist seem also to include a few examples of P. eurypolia as well:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208569561
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1112173-Pachybela-maculisarca/browse_photos
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/eule/eurypolia.html

Pachybela (genus)

DPRees125 wrote:

Yesterday

How about a Pachybela spp.?

Pachybela (genus)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

See sighting 4208769

Philobota (genus)

WendyEM wrote:

16 May 2025

"STICHTOCHILA gen. n. ..... Antennae a little more than two-thirds the length of fore wings (0.70-0.72x), ciliations near base in male 2.5-4.3x diameter of flagellum, diminishing in length to about three-fourths, flagellum in female ventrally unscaled, scape with strong pecten." Mon. of Aust. Lep. Vol. 3 Common, I.F.B. CSIRO 1994 p. 135

Stictochila (genus)