Trichoptera (order)

Unidentified Caddisfly at Melba, ACT

Trichoptera (order) at Melba, ACT - 25 Apr 2018 12:27 AM

Trichoptera (order) at Melba, ACT - 25 Apr 2018 12:27 AM

Trichoptera (order) at Melba, ACT - 25 Apr 2018 12:27 AM

Trichoptera (order) at Melba, ACT - 25 Apr 2018 12:27 AM

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Identification history

	Trichoptera (order)	7 May 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Trichoptera (order)	31 May 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Unverified	31 May 2021	Bron

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User's notes

This looks rather like a caddisfly... the extra long antennae held forward are confusing

2 comments

Bron wrote:

31 May 2021

Thanks Michael - I wasn't sure about this :)

Alice wrote:

8 May 2023

Yes, the long antennae are confusing but it's surely a moth with all those scales on teh wings and body and the wings folded one onto the other.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.052978 -35.208827
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
25 Apr 2018 12:27 AM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
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Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Other insects Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Trichoptera (order) Scientific name
Unidentified Caddisfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1205m Recorded at altitude
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