Eupselia axiepaena

A Twig moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Eupselia axiepaena	1 Dec 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Eupselia hypsichora	18 Nov 2020	ibaird
Eupselia sp.	18 Nov 2020	donhe
Unverified	18 Nov 2020	kasiaaus

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ibaird wrote:

18 Nov 2020

I'suggesting this looks like it may be Eupselia hypsichora which apparently has a southern and dry country distribution including Victoria, see https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c6094998-5082-45ae-999c-15736f268171 Also see
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=1112151

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050205 -35.208630
Altitude 590.8m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
11 Nov 2020 09:54 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Eupselia axiepaena Scientific name
A Twig moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania