Thyridectis psephonoma
2 A Lacrurid moth (Lacturidae family) at Undefined Area
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| Thyridectis psephonoma | 17 Jun 2024 | donhe | ||
| Thyridectis psephonoma | 17 Jun 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Ethmia clytodoxa | 15 Jun 2024 | Hejor1 |
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8 comments
16 Jun 2024
I have not found a match in Ethmiidae for this moth. None i saw had yellow heads.
17 Jun 2024
@donhe I couldn't find many non-pinned photos of T psephonoma. The general top wing pattern seems right but this one was bright white rather than cream. It did remind me of an ermine moth colours. Do T psephonoma have stripey legs?
17 Jun 2024
Thyridectis psephonoma looks most likely to me. I scanned Lacturidae at first but overllooked the entry on LBH! There is black and white on a leg here:
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lact/psephonoma.html
This photo of a set specimen does seem to show the mutiple striped leg.:-https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICF506-10
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lact/psephonoma.html
This photo of a set specimen does seem to show the mutiple striped leg.:-https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICF506-10
17 Jun 2024
A new species for NatureMapr's Greater Brsbane region if confirmed. Excellent photos of a species for which photos from life are apparently rare online .
17 Jun 2024
@Hejor1 : Lovely photos. I have popped a copy of one into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lact/psephonoma.html
I hope that is OK?
Thanks,
Don
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lact/psephonoma.html
I hope that is OK?
Thanks,
Don
Location information
- Coordinates 153.459228-28.095208
- Altitude 16.2m
- Places Burleigh Heads, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Jun 2024 03:44 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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Species information
- Thyridectis psephonoma Scientific name
- A Lacrurid moth (Lacturidae family) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 16.23m Recorded at altitude
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