Sighting 4511203
A Cosmet moth at suppressed
Identification history
| Pyroderces mesoptila | 23 Sep 2023 | donhe | ||
| Pyroderces mesoptila | 23 Sep 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Sep 2023 | PJH123 |
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User's notes
Cosmopterigidae sp?? tuffs on legs like Persicoptila spp. though I could not find a match
6 comments
ibaird
wrote:
23 Sep 2023
Seems to match Pyroderces mesoptila which has recordings in SE Qld on the ALA.
PJH123
wrote:
23 Sep 2023
looks good for Pyroderces mesoptila Meyrick, 1897. Meyrick states "middle tibia broadly dilated with long projecting scales"
donhe
wrote:
23 Sep 2023
@PJH123 : Amazing photo. Please can I write a webpage around a copy for LBH?
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 15 Aug 2007 02:13 PM Recorded on
- PJH123 Recorded by
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Collections
Sheldon Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) PJH123
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Pyroderces mesoptila Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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