Elachista flammula

1 A Gelechioid moth (Elachistidae at Melba, ACT

Elachista flammula at Melba, ACT - 22 Jan 2021 11:15 PM
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Elachista flammula 1 Mar 2021 donhe
Elachista flammula 1 Mar 2021 GlennCocking
Labdia (genus) 28 Feb 2021 GlennCocking
Cosmopterigidae (family) 11 Feb 2021 donhe
Cosmopterigidae (family) 11 Feb 2021 GlennCocking
Unverified 1 Feb 2021 kasiaaus

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MichaelMulvaney noted:

2 Mar 2021

One of the first photographs of a wild specimen of this species that is only known from the Canberra area and one record from the Blue Mountains

3 comments

donhe wrote:
   1 Feb 2021
Elachista flammula ?
ibaird wrote:
   28 Feb 2021
Yes, quite a few examples are evident on the ALA, see https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a881514f-e8fa-44ee-a770-2048d418e516
GlennCocking wrote:
   1 Mar 2021
Yes, it does seem to be Elachista flammula, although it would be good to get a side-on closeup for confirmation. 4369651 and 4373820 may be two of the three first wild specimen photos for this species. Until recently it’s only been recorded in the ACT, reared from larvae mining in Carex polyantha on Cotter River and Condor Creek (and another group reared in Canberra itself in 1948). There is also a Blue Mtns record on INAT from 26/2/20. The sexes are dimorphic in wing pattern, and these are males (three of the four BOLD records are females). Reference: Elachistinae Moths of Australia, Laurie Kaila, CSIRO Publishing, 2011.

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