A Case moth at Sheldon, QLD
Identification history
| Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species | 5 Aug 2023 | donhe | ||
| Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species | 5 Aug 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Aug 2023 | PJH123 |
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7 comments
PJH123
wrote:
7 Aug 2023
While they do not match images of Conoeca guildingi on Bold they are a reasonable match for an image of a female of Conoeca guildingi, Scott, in the article by Schachat & Brown, 2017 Wing patterns of ditrysian moths (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) include variants and violations of predictive models.
I put this to Ethan Beaver who replied "They certainly look like Conoeca guildingi to me. But I don't know the micro psychids very well"
I put this to Ethan Beaver who replied "They certainly look like Conoeca guildingi to me. But I don't know the micro psychids very well"
donhe
wrote:
8 Aug 2023
So are we to conclude that adults of L. adelopis, L. annosellla, some other Lepidoscia species and C. guildingi are all so variable that the species cannot be determined from superficial photographs ?
donhe
wrote:
9 Aug 2023
Using my phone: there appears to be no description or information, just photos, on that webpage.
ibaird
wrote:
10 Aug 2023
OK, I'm not sure why the text is lost but the supporting text reads:
'"Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species
A Case moth
Based on reference to the type photos of Lepidoscia annosella and Lepidoscia adelopis they are both old photos of very worn specimens, being little help in distinguishing between these two species beyond saying they are mottled grey species. Therefore these two species have been merged together here as 'Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species'.
Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species is listed in the following regions:"
when referred to via Canberra Nature Map website itself via the top right drpdown box.
'"Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species
A Case moth
Based on reference to the type photos of Lepidoscia annosella and Lepidoscia adelopis they are both old photos of very worn specimens, being little help in distinguishing between these two species beyond saying they are mottled grey species. Therefore these two species have been merged together here as 'Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species'.
Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species is listed in the following regions:"
when referred to via Canberra Nature Map website itself via the top right drpdown box.
ibaird
wrote:
11 Aug 2023
Both the ALA and iNaturalist show records for Brisbane, but I'm not sure we've seen records yet. Probably with good text to go with it!
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Lepidoscia adelopis, annosella and similar species Scientific name
- A Case moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 634.52m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
