Gracillariidae undescribed species
1 Gracillariidae undescribed species at Melba, ACT
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| Conopomorpha heliopla | WendyEM | 30 Apr 2025 | |
| Gracillariidae undescribed species | GlennCocking | 1 Jul 2021 | |
| Polysoma eumetalla | ibaird | 12 Feb 2021 | |
| Polysoma eumetalla | GlennCocking | 12 Feb 2021 | |
| Epicephala (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 1 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
This moth is very tiny - its colours are easily missed until photographed.
5 comments
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.
12 Feb 2021
See ANIC specimen on BOLD http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=ANICY266-11 (with one apparent discrepancy)
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
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
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
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Bron NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Gracillariidae undescribed species
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
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location