A sedge moth at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Tebenna micalis | 23 Feb 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Glyphipterix (genus) | 25 Mar 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Glyphipterix (genus) | 25 Mar 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 25 Mar 2019 | Illilanga |
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Private property. No public access without permission. Really tiny moth similar to https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3877742, so again difficult to photograph. It flew off before I could get better photos. Curly edge to wings.
5 comments
donhe
wrote:
26 Mar 2019
Yes several of the Glyphipterix have a black and white pattern near the margin but differ in the stripes on the main part of the forewing, so I think this one is too hard to pick.
ibaird
wrote:
Yesterday
What about the apparent long antenna? The moth in the foreground? Does T. micalis have a trailing forewing edge like that?
WendyEM
wrote:
Yesterday
Are you looking at the spider web?/hair? on moths LHS of head? Its antennae look just right to me. c.f.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/332539693
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=311409
wings mustard behind head, then white/shiny band across wings, then darker brown wing section with black spots with highlights, then another pale/spangly band
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICF623-10 shows striped abdomen. Some Glyphips have a striped abdomen but it is longer and thinner to my eye.
I think the fawn thing in foreground is a flower or some other plant debris
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/332539693
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=311409
wings mustard behind head, then white/shiny band across wings, then darker brown wing section with black spots with highlights, then another pale/spangly band
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICF623-10 shows striped abdomen. Some Glyphips have a striped abdomen but it is longer and thinner to my eye.
I think the fawn thing in foreground is a flower or some other plant debris
WendyEM
wrote:
Yesterday
wing trailing edge see https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/266956552
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156333-35.779667
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2019 01:35 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
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Collections
Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Glyphipterix (genus)
Additional information
- Spearmint Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Glyphipterix (genus) Scientific name
- A sedge moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 804m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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