Trichoptera (order)

Unidentified Caddisfly at Melba, ACT

Trichoptera (order) at Melba, ACT - 25 Apr 2018
Trichoptera (order) at Melba, ACT - 25 Apr 2018
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Trichoptera (order) 7 May 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Trichoptera (order) 31 May 2021 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 31 May 2021 Bron

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

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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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