Lepidoptera provisional species 1

Melba, ACT

Lepidoptera provisional species 1 at Melba, ACT - 19 Feb 2021
Lepidoptera provisional species 1 at Melba, ACT - 19 Feb 2021
Lepidoptera provisional species 1 at Melba, ACT - 19 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Lepidoptera provisional species 1 2 Apr 2021 GlennCocking
Unidentified moths group 1 22 Feb 2021 GlennCocking
Gelechioidea (superfamily) 22 Feb 2021 donhe
Unidentified 22 Feb 2021 kasiaaus

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GlennCocking wrote:
   22 Feb 2021
4372854 and 4371834 seem to be the same tiny species. Katerina captured the latter one. It has short upturned palpi, but the proboscis seems unscaled so it is probably not a Gelechioidea.

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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  • Lepidoptera provisional species 1 Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 472.4m to 670m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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