1 An Eye-capped Moth (Opostegidae at Rosedale, NSW
Identification history
| Opostegidae (Undescribed genus) | 13 Nov 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Opostegidae (Undescribed genus) | 13 Nov 2024 | jb2602 | ||
| Opostega (genus) | 13 Nov 2024 | donhe | ||
| Opostega (genus) | 13 Nov 2024 | jb2602 |
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6 comments
jb2602
wrote:
13 Nov 2024
Eye capped moth
Nearly all Opostega are white but there is one similar to this one in Moths in the ACT, p 40.
Nearly all Opostega are white but there is one similar to this one in Moths in the ACT, p 40.
jb2602
wrote:
13 Nov 2024
Undescribed Genus in Opostegidae, see page 83 https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6297
ibaird
wrote:
13 Nov 2024
Hi John. I presume you are referring to the strongly banded black and white specimen which appears in the figure on page 83 of the reference you cite which I can see as a PDF file online. I find it often difficult to compare photos from life with set specimens of the samde species, If I am looking at the correct figure on p 83 the difficulty I have is your photo seems to show a moth with a white head, however I'm not sure I see a white head in the figure on page 83. Nevertheless it may be safer to say this moth is in the Opostegidae family given this moth is more elongate and not the same shape as the Australian Opostega (genus) examples I see online. I am not sure we have exhausted other possibilities though, Not Tineidae family?
jb2602
wrote:
13 Nov 2024
Please look at commentary at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251493510
David Hilton and Axel Kallies are currently looking at this group and another sighting was observed by Paul Whitington two days before this sighting.
David Hilton and Axel Kallies are currently looking at this group and another sighting was observed by Paul Whitington two days before this sighting.
ibaird
wrote:
13 Nov 2024
OK, I see your comment with regards to Moths in the ACT, p, 40. second photo which is marked 'Opostega sp.'. I agree, its the closest image I see to your moth. And it has a white head. Apparent;y a so-called 'giant' species.
A new sighting for NatureMapre and NatureMapr's South Coast region. An excellent find and photo.
A new sighting for NatureMapre and NatureMapr's South Coast region. An excellent find and photo.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.222277-35.812048
- Places Rosedale, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2024 10:38 PM Recorded on
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- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Opostegidae (Undescribed genus) Scientific name
- An Eye-capped Moth (Opostegidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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