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Concealer Moth

Tisobarica thyteria

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A small moth with a wing span of about 12 - 15 mm. Fore wings were a bright yellow crisscrossed with broad reddish brown bands with slightly jagged margins. <br>
Labial palps were recurved and antennae swept back over body.

Habitat:

Seen under bright garden lights on a mild night.

Notes:

Looks like an oecophorine moth but not able to ID it. My thanks to Dominik for the ID.<br> http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/othe/thyteria.html

Species ID Suggestions

Thyteria Concealer Moth

Tisobarica thyteria

Comments (3)

Yes it looks like Tisobarica thyteria is the perfect match bayucca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisobarica_thyteria
Oecophoridae, Oecophorinae, Tisobarica thyteria. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/2983466670/ http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/106595

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