Oecophoridae provisional group 5

Macgregor, ACT

Oecophoridae provisional group 5 at Macgregor, ACT - 30 Aug 2020 02:17 PM
Oecophoridae provisional group 5 at Macgregor, ACT - 30 Aug 2020 02:17 PM
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Identification history

Oecophoridae provisional group 5 4 Jun 2022 GlennCocking
Oecophoridae (family) 18 Oct 2020 GlennCocking
Oecophoridae (family) 30 Aug 2020 donhe
Unidentified 30 Aug 2020 Roger

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User's notes

Just could not find a positive ID for this small Moth

4 comments

donhe wrote:
   30 Aug 2020
rather a lot of fawn Oecophorinae with scattered dark spots.
GlennCocking wrote:
   31 Aug 2020
It could be a Pachybela species
donhe wrote:
   31 Aug 2020
Some Eulechria species also have scaly 2nd segment to labial palps?
GlennCocking wrote:
   1 Sep 2020
Yes, and in other places in the Oecophoridae. It was the wing pattern that made me think of Pachybela.

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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  • 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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