Ticked Conceler Moth
S9, Head
Ticked Conceler Moth
S8, ventral
| Ticked Conceler Moth S9, Head | | Ticked Conceler Moth S8, ventral | | ||
 | 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, Fethery Legs | ||||
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. | |||||
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