Pterophoridae (family)

A Plume Moth at Melba, ACT

Pterophoridae (family) at Melba, ACT - 9 Jan 2021 11:37 PM
Pterophoridae (family) at Melba, ACT - 9 Jan 2021 11:37 PM
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Identification history

Pterophoridae (family) 24 Mar 2021 GlennCocking
Pterophoridae (family) 22 Jan 2021 donhe
Stenoptilia zophodactylus 21 Jan 2021 donhe
Unidentified 21 Jan 2021 kasiaaus

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2 comments

ibaird wrote:
   21 Jan 2021
Not sure we can rule out Exelastis phlyctaenias LBH) although a moth by that name doesn't appear on the Australian Faunal Directory.
donhe wrote:
   22 Jan 2021
Bit hard to tell with the wings angled away from the camera.

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