Glyphipterix cyanochalca

2 A Sedge moth 0r Gem moth (Glyphypterigidae at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Glyphipterix cyanochalca	27 Apr 2020	GlennCocking
Glyphipterix cyanochalca	22 Apr 2020	ibaird
Glyphipterix cyanochala	22 Apr 2020	ibaird
Glyphipterix cyanochala	22 Apr 2020	ibaird
Glyphipterix cyanochala	22 Apr 2020	ibaird
Glyphipterix cyanochala	22 Apr 2020	ibaird
Glyphipterix cyanochala	22 Apr 2020	ibaird
Glyphipterix perimetalla	22 Apr 2020	Bron

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ibaird wrote:

22 Apr 2020

Glyphipterix spp. are difficult to identify. I didn't find a match with the two named species on the ALA which have this kind of wing pattern There are many more named species on Bold Systems 4. I thought there was a reasonable match between this specimen and a species G. cyanochalca which at least two specimens of which seem to have been recorded in the ACT or nearby in NSW. Therefore I suggest this species, otherwise we may need to revert to Glyphipterix sp.(genus) as the identification.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.053013 -35.208865
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
29 Mar 2020 11:59 PM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
Collections
Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Glyphipterix cyanochalca Scientific name
A Sedge moth 0r Gem moth (Glyphypterigidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 748m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania