Calamidia hirta

Calamidia hirta at Melba, ACT

Calamidia hirta at Melba, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 10:43 PM

Calamidia hirta at Melba, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 10:43 PM

Calamidia hirta at Melba, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 10:43 PM

Calamidia hirta at Melba, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 10:43 PM

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Identification history

	Calamidia hirta	22 Jan 2021	donhe
	Calamidia hirta	22 Jan 2021	GlennCocking
	Oecophoridae (family)	21 Jan 2021	donhe
	Unverified	21 Jan 2021	kasiaaus

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donhe wrote:

21 Jan 2021

Cannot see the forewing cell to see if it has a darkish spot there.
Love the way it has crossed its forelegs. Female ?

GlennCocking wrote:

22 Jan 2021

It's the male of a sexually dimorphic species. The males have long labial palpi.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050167 -35.208623
Altitude 590.9m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
11 Jan 2021 10:43 PM Recorded on
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Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Calamidia hirta Scientific name
Calamidia hirta Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
516.3m to 590.9m Recorded at altitude
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