Sighting 4551081
A Gelechioid moth (Depressidae) at Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Identification history
| Tonica effractella | 8 Feb 2024 | donhe | ||
| Tonica effractella | 7 Feb 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Tonica (genus) | 6 Feb 2024 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Feb 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
Around 25mm. Thanks to Barbara for help with the sighting.
3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
7 Feb 2024
Not sure given the ALA and BOLD record it from tropical, not southern Australia, but that species not unusual for Brisbane.
Location information
- Coordinates 153.030610-27.477278
- Altitude 44.7m
- Maps Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
- Places Brisbane City, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2024 01:06 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) TimL
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Tonica effractella Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Depressidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 44.7m 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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