Phycitinae (subfamily)
A snout moth at Bolivia, NSW
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| Phycitinae (subfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Aug 2025 | |
| Phycitinae (subfamily) | donhe | 20 Apr 2025 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 16 Apr 2025 |
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Phycitinae
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3 comments
19 Apr 2025
This is close to Ctenomeristis sp
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=489012&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=6676
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=489012&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=6676
20 Apr 2025
It may not fit into this genus, it is not in, Horak, 1997 A reassessment and review of the Australian genus Ctenomeristis
8 Aug 2025
It looks to me like the curved forewings are significantly sorter than the angular hindwings. Or am I misreading the picture.
Location information
- Places Bolivia, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Deepwater PJH123 NatureMapr New England Phycitinae (subfamily) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Phycitinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- A snout moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 902.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location