Carposina sp., Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

Very small and very weird.

comments (6)

Christine Young

Lion

Very cool weirdo! I have no idea what it is. Could be Tortricidae, maybe subf. Olethreutinae. Or, Gelechiidae, Elachistidae, or Cosmopterigidae if it was really small...Although, I can't really find any genera in those families that have similar mouthparts to your moth. Pyralidae might also be possible. Or, some other family. Maybe even Erebidae? I will keep searching! Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Haha, will wait for the results of that search, and am grateful for the effort! Posted one year ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I enjoy the search, hehe. The more difficult it is, the more intrigued I get. Posted one year ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Maybe Carposina, or at least in the same family?
      https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149798826
      https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200592159 Posted one year ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Those do have the weird stick appearance, thank you. Posted one year ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        You're welcome. It's nice to see something that resembles this moth. Posted one year ago

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