Epermeniidae (family)

Fringe tufted (Shark) moths at Melba, ACT

Epermeniidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 12 Jan 2021 09:46 PM
Epermeniidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 12 Jan 2021 09:46 PM
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Epermeniidae (family) 31 Dec 2024 ibaird
Epermeniidae (family) 31 Dec 2024 kasiaaus
Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera) 11 Feb 2021 donhe
Unverified 5 Feb 2021 Bron

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5 comments

ibaird wrote:
   6 Feb 2021
No match found in Leptozestis (genus) or Trachydora (genus) online.
GlennCocking wrote:
   6 Feb 2021
I think it is nevertheless one of those genera
Bron wrote:
   6 Feb 2021
It looks a bit like https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/483a5f29-b7d0-4a01-a923-a6b0f4ee6723
donhe wrote:
   11 Feb 2021
Oops : sorry : hit the 'undo' instead of 'confirm'.
I think the system should only let us undo our own suggestions.
Some orange marks on BOLD Leptozestis sp. ANIC35, and on Brett & Marie's
http://www.ellura.info/Insect/Moth/DSC09874E-Tufted-Moth-Trachydora.html
donhe wrote:
   31 Dec 2024
So how does one distinguish Epermenidae from Cosmopterigidae ?

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