A fungus moth at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Tinea undescribed species | 31 May 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unidentified | 15 May 2019 | CathB |
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User's notes
Many of these tiny moths fluttering around and only occasionally landing.
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
15 May 2019
quite like Agriophara confertella
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sten/confertella.html
but cannot see any labial palps.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sten/confertella.html
but cannot see any labial palps.
GlennCocking
wrote:
16 May 2019
The "woolly" head (and palpi not visible) suggest it's a tineid. What were they flying around/landing on?
CathB
wrote:
16 May 2019
They were in an area of woodland grading into grassland. They seemed to be landing close to or on the ground.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073453-35.266379
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 May 2019 05:00 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Tinea undescribed species Scientific name
- A fungus moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 541.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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