Gracillariidae undescribed species

1 Gracillariidae undescribed species at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Conopomorpha heliopla	30 Apr 2025	WendyEM
Gracillariidae undescribed species	1 Jul 2021	GlennCocking
Polysoma eumetalla	12 Feb 2021	ibaird
Polysoma eumetalla	12 Feb 2021	GlennCocking
Epicephala (genus)	4 Feb 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	1 Feb 2021	Bron

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User's notes

This moth is very tiny - its colours are easily missed until photographed.

5 comments

donhe wrote:

2 Feb 2021

Epicephala species

ibaird wrote:

4 Feb 2021

Quite possibly, I looked extensively online but couldn't find a match for an Epicephala species looking like this post, altough the markings at the forewing tip were suggestive of this genus.

GlennCocking wrote:

12 Feb 2021

See ANIC specimen on BOLD http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=ANICY266-11 (with one apparent discrepancy)

ibaird wrote:

12 Feb 2021

Seems to be a good match from some side one images Ican se on iNaturalist.

ibaird wrote:

23 May 2025

iNaturalist apparently treats Conopomorpha heliopla and Polysoma eumetalla as synonyms.
Type in C. heliolopa and iNaturalist takes you to the P. emetalla page
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=355098
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=6744&taxon_id=355098&view=species

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Location information

Coordinates 149.053111 -35.208934
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
30 Jan 2021 11:05 PM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
Collections
Bron NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Gracillariidae undescribed species Scientific name
Gracillariidae undescribed species Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 649.34m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Gracillariidae undescribed species

1 Gracillariidae undescribed species at Melba, ACT

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