Crocidosema plebejana

Cotton Tipworm Moth at Higgins, ACT

Crocidosema plebejana at Higgins, ACT - 28 Dec 2019
Crocidosema plebejana at Higgins, ACT - 28 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Crocidosema plebejana 7 Jan 2020 ibaird
Crocidosema plebejana 7 Jan 2020 GlennCocking
Tineidae (family) 2 Jan 2020 donhe
Cydia pomonella 2 Jan 2020 AlisonMilton

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2 comments

donhe wrote:
   3 Jan 2020
Fluffy head = Tineidae?
GlennCocking wrote:
   7 Jan 2020
It's a relative of C. pomonella, both Olethreutinae in the Tortricidae.

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