A Concealer moth at WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck.
Identification history
| Aeolothapsa malacella | 18 May 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Aeolothapsa malacella | 17 May 2024 | WendyEM |
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8 comments
donhe
wrote:
17 May 2024
No hint of a reddish line, but a hint of a dark central dot? Dissoloba caseicolor ?
WendyEM
wrote:
17 May 2024
Thanks Don. It could be. With closer comparison of pinned specimens of D caseicolor with this one, wing shape looks good. I am not totally sure about palps. I have also realised my moth has pectinate antennae. I have shots of well marked A. malacella with the same antennae. I need to further contemplate these features on various gen/sp options e.g. Ocystola although their palps are too long
ibaird
wrote:
17 May 2024
I'm ot sure regarding the antennae shape for D. caseicolor or A. malacella, however there are some plain A. malacella specimenson iNaturalist showing a hint of striated antennae. Trailing shape of forewing looks different to A. malacella, but iNaturalist's AI algorithm does suggest A. malacella. Worth looking for other possibilities, I think.
WendyEM
wrote:
18 May 2024
found my MonAusLep 5 CSIRO p. 61 on Catameces peribapta sp "The male antennae usually have very long ciliations and the scape has a strong pecten. The second segment of the recurved labial palpi is slender, usually with appressed scales, and extends to a little beyond the base of the antenna." on A. malacella "Small moth having bright, light yellow ....... foreeings, sometimes with fuscous stigmata or pattern of broad costal and terminal streaks. The hindwings are pale ochreous......." Fig. 83,84 p. 60 shows 2 specimens of A. malacella one with very faint markings. Trying to read these descriptions (esp. details beyond above) makes my eyes glaze over and my head explode! - too many terms I can't visualise. At least this explains why some photos show the more ornate antennae - not just a terick of the light/camera angle!
ibaird
wrote:
18 May 2024
On second thoughts, comparing with your other sightings, I accept this ID.
WendyEM
wrote:
18 May 2024
err just noticed my brain lapse - quotes in 2nd last message were all about Aeolothapsa spp./A. malacella NOT C. peribapta
Location information
- Coordinates 144.269834-38.252263
- Maps WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck.
- Places Freshwater Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Oct 2023 10:27 PM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) WendyEM Barwon South West NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Aeolothapsa malacella Scientific name
- A Concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 679m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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