Eupselia axiepaena

A Twig moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Eupselia axiepaena	23 Feb 2021	ibaird
Eupselia axiepaena	23 Feb 2021	GlennCocking
Unidentified	22 Feb 2021	Bron

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

23 Feb 2021

Isn't the yellow thorax a problem?

GlennCocking wrote:

24 Feb 2021

I don't think so. The holotype photo on ALA has a worn yellow thorax. Interestingly, iNAT has only one photo and BOLD doesn't have it at all, yet it's a common moth west from ACT.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.053111 -35.208934
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
11 Feb 2021 10:18 AM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Bron

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Eupselia axiepaena Scientific name
A Twig moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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