Sighting 4585189
A concealer moth at Freshwater Creek, VIC
Identification history
| Xylorycta (genus) | 12 Aug 2024 | donhe | ||
| Xylorycta leocophanes | 12 Aug 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Xylorycta (genus) | 12 Aug 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Xylorycta leucophanes | 11 Aug 2024 | WendyEM |
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User's notes
I suggest this species due to following from original sp description ".... Head, thorax, and abdomen shining white. .......... Palpi above white, second joint beneath fuscous, except towards base. Antennae fuscous. ..." full description see http://xyloryctinemothsofaustralia.blogspot.com/2010/06/xylorycta-leucophanes_30.html
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
12 Aug 2024
The original species description cited is apparently consistent with this side-on image, but I have not seen photos of reliably identified images from life which closely match this one. Other namesdspecies apparently show a very fine black costal line at the shoulder of the forewing which I think may be just visible here. I notice presumed known distribution of X. leucophanes shown online on the ALA matches where this specimen was recorded. Therefore I have added X. leocophanes to the NatureMapr taxonomy. I do not see the orange coloured legs here which are evident on the ALA photos of X. leocophanes.
ibaird
wrote:
12 Aug 2024
If confirmed as X. leucophanes this would be a new species for Naturemapr's South Barwon region and all other NatureMapr regions. Excellent side-on photo.
Location information
- Coordinates 144.269833-38.251817
- Maps WendyM's farm at Freshwater Ck.
- Places Freshwater Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 20 Oct 2022 08:58 PM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
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Collections
Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Insects WendyEM
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Xylorycta (genus) Scientific name
- A concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 631.2m 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
- GPS evidence of location
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