Dec 26, 2022
Pink leaf moth, Wingia lambertella, Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Found in Australia
Photos 1-4 by gumnut, 5 by mitchsmith, 6-7 by vicfazio3, and 8-9 by hdavid
seen from Brazil
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Pink leaf moth, Wingia lambertella, Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Found in Australia
Photos 1-4 by gumnut, 5 by mitchsmith, 6-7 by vicfazio3, and 8-9 by hdavid
#2105 - Philobota philostaura
An unremarkable Concealer Moth, found in much of the Eastern states, where the caterpillars feed on dead leaves on the ground. The diet is known to include wattles, banksias, and eucalypts.
Canberra, ACT
When I first found this guy, I didn't realize it was, apparently, a moth! Specifically this is more than likely a member of the species Mathildana newmanella (or an adjacent species), which is a type of concealer moth!
Unknown
Order Lepidoptera.
It could be a forester, but also a concealer moth. It's very similar in appearance to Snellenia lineata.
Golden leaf moth, Wingia aurata, Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Found in Australia
Photo 1 by insectid, 2 by tas56, 3-4 by dhobern, 5-7 by aedmonds, 8 by koolah, 9 by gumnut, and 10 by nicklambert
@kinoko31 submitted: I found this tiny tiny moth(?) in my front garden and I’ve never seen anything like it, do you think you could tell me what sort of visitor I had? Its metallic silvery bits are so cool! This is in southern Indiana :)
Ohhh tiny and cute. This friend is a Suzuki’s promalactis moth, Promalactis suzukiella, which is a type of concealer moth in the family Oecophoridae. Not one I get submitted much!
@everyone-needs-a-hoopoe submitted: i am so sorry for this terrible photo but inaturalist could not help me. i call it The Beast because i have no idea what it is although it is very pretty. cryptid spotted in aotearoa new zealand.
It’s a concealer moth! Specifically, as far as I can tell, Barea confusella :)
#1539 - Aeolocosma cycloxantha
A tiny but gorgeous moth that flew in my car window, after a Bioblitz in the Bungedore State Forest just east of Perth. I don’t have any information about its biology, but if it’s anything like the majority of Australian Oecophoridae, it probably has something to do with gum leaves.
Found in WA and Victoria