Sighting 4511203
Pyroderces mesoptila
A Cosmet moth at suppressed
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| Pyroderces mesoptila | donhe | 23 Sep 2023 | |
| Pyroderces mesoptila | ibaird | 23 Sep 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 22 Sep 2023 |
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User's notes
Cosmopterigidae sp?? tuffs on legs like Persicoptila spp. though I could not find a match
6 comments
23 Sep 2023
looks good for Pyroderces mesoptila Meyrick, 1897. Meyrick states "middle tibia broadly dilated with long projecting scales"
26 Sep 2023
@PJH123 : here we go :
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cosm/mesoptila.html
Hope you like it?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cosm/mesoptila.html
Hope you like it?
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Sheldon Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) PJH123 NatureMapr Pyroderces mesoptila
Species information
- Pyroderces mesoptila Scientific name
- A Cosmet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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