Ticked Conceler Moth: S8, ventral

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 iNaturalist.
They are quite common here.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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