Palaeosia undescribed species

Corio, VIC

Palaeosia undescribed species at Corio, VIC - 5 Dec 2010
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Identification history

Palaeosia undescribed species 9 Jul 2024 ibaird
Palaeosia undescribed species 9 Jul 2024 donhe
Palaeosia sp (1) MoVic Pt2 8 Jul 2024 WendyEM

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3 comments

WendyEM wrote:
   10 Jul 2024
I thought I had posted a long comment a day or so ago. I must have stuffed up somehow. What I thought I said was - this moth is very similar to the moth described as Palaeosia sp (1) in MoVic Pt2. Many of the moths described as Palaeosia undescribed species on NMapr appear to be the same species - long moth with square end of wings etc. Sighting 4473151
certainly does not fit however, I doubt it is a Palaeosia sp, more likely Scoliacma nana. One, if not both the moths pictured in Sighting 4560233 are probably Palaeosia bicosta also Sighting 4559011.
donhe wrote:
   10 Jul 2024
I think the yellow head is inconsistent with S. nana.
WendyEM wrote:
   10 Jul 2024
Sighting 4473151 , which I was suggesting may be Scoliacma nana, does not have a yellow head. The yellow face can just be seen on some Bold specimens

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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  • Palaeosia undescribed species Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 907.8m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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