Limnaecia chionospila

Cosmopterigid at Ainslie, ACT

Limnaecia chionospila at Ainslie, ACT - 12 Feb 2020
Limnaecia chionospila at Ainslie, ACT - 12 Feb 2020
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Identification history

Limnaecia chionospila 28 Oct 2021 GlennCocking
Limnaecia cirrhosema 13 Feb 2020 jb2602

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Cosmopterigidae (Seed Borer)

2 comments

jb2602 wrote:
   18 Oct 2021
This has a white head so should it be Limnaecia chionospila?
donhe wrote:
   18 Oct 2021
Both L. chionospila and L. cirrhosema were originally described by Meyrick and Turner respectively as having pale yellow heads.

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  • 12 Feb 2020 10:47 PM Recorded on
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