Oecophoridae provisional group 5

Aranda, ACT

Oecophoridae provisional group 5 at Aranda, ACT - 20 Mar 2020
Oecophoridae provisional group 5 at Aranda, ACT - 20 Mar 2020
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Identification history

Oecophoridae provisional group 5 4 Jun 2022 GlennCocking
Oecophoridae (family) 3 May 2020 GlennCocking
Oecophoridae (family) 3 May 2020 GlennCocking
Gelechioidea (superfamily) 21 Mar 2020 donhe
Unidentified 20 Mar 2020 Jubeyjubes

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1 comment

donhe wrote:
   21 Mar 2020
The dorsal stripes on the thorax are intriguing.
I have only ever seen that on Phthorimaea operculella

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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Oecophoridae provisional group 5 Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 644.3m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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