Ticked Conceler Moth
S8, Fethery Legs
Ellura
Wirling-marked Concealer Moth
Dorsal
 
                      
Ticked Conceler Moth (Microbela epicona)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Oecophorid Moth (:Gelechioidea Oecophoridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Ticked Conceler Moth (Microbela epicona)
This Photo:     S8, ventral

Thank you Janet Whitington & Jason Van Weenen (JVanWeenen) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere
~5mm long, ~15mm wingspan.
Many years ago we thought this was Chrysonoma tentatella. While they look similar, the palps are different; as is the front band (behind the head). So they sat in our unid'ed folder until yesterday when Dr Peter McQuillan id'ed one nearby on iNat.
They are quite common here.

Copyright © 2019-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 17-Oct-2019
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.