Achyra affinitalis

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Achyra affinitalis at Hughes, ACT - 19 Jan 2019
Achyra affinitalis at Hughes, ACT - 19 Jan 2019
Achyra affinitalis at Hughes, ACT - 19 Jan 2019
Achyra affinitalis at Hughes, ACT - 19 Jan 2019
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Achyra affinitalis 22 Jan 2019 ibaird
Achyra affinitalis 22 Jan 2019 GlennCocking
Unidentified 19 Jan 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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A small moth observed on the ground amongst the leaf litter. It was by itself in an area surrounded by small trees and shrubs, under some of the larger eucalyptus trees.

3 comments

   20 Jan 2019
Hi Donhe, many thanks for the suggestion. Cheers
GlennCocking wrote:
   22 Jan 2019
Some A. affinitalis specimens are as plain as this.
ibaird wrote:
   23 Jan 2019
Yes, there are several plain examples on the ALA which match,, including a near identical local record by D. Hobern at Aranda.

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