Macrobathra desmotoma

A Cosmet moth at Splitters Creek, NSW

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Identification history

Macrobathra desmotoma	3 Mar 2025	donhe
Macrobathra desmotoma	2 Mar 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	26 Feb 2023	KylieWaldon

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as I get more insects on silver wattle than any other plant I now spend time walking around each one looking for insects. This moth flew up out of the grass and onto a leaf for a photo. Soooo pretty!

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KylieWaldon wrote:

26 Feb 2023

macrobathra desmotoma? Macrobathra desmotoma

KylieWaldon wrote:

27 Feb 2023

its amazing how much this pattern and colour looked like Amphiprion latezonatus or polymnus - both clownfishes!

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1 Abundance
26 Feb 2023 09:15 AM Recorded on
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Mesmerising nature moments..... KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

silver wattle Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Macrobathra desmotoma Scientific name
A Cosmet moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 804.5m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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