Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena

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	Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena	22 Mar 2021	ibaird
	Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena	22 Mar 2021	drakes

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Body/wings about 8 mm long; antennae another 8 mm. ID (tentative) from photos in CNM; did also consider Scatochresis episema. Cook, suburban garden.

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ibaird wrote:

22 Mar 2021

Looks very similar to Lecithocera micromela. lighter colur than L. terrigena. L. micromela said to occur both in Australia and New Zealand. See: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:82a18589-ec39-4570-839a-fd60dd2e0ad2 .

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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) drakes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Garden shrub, probably non-native. Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Lecithocera undescribed species nr terrigena Scientific name
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Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 653m Recorded at altitude
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