Sighting 4409041
Twirler moth, gelechiid moth at Macarthur, ACT
Identification history
| Ardozyga (genus) | 21 Nov 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Ardozyga (genus) | 21 Nov 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Nov 2021 | RAllen |
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3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
20 Nov 2021
Interesting find, but hard to discern which moth family it may be. Have you any closer or photos showing the head from the side?
ibaird
wrote:
20 Nov 2021
Possibly Ardozyga genus (Gelechiidae) based on this similar looking moth: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f0bb5ebb-372b-4eaa-848b-b1ed8df148b0#gallery
Location information
- Places Macarthur, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2021 01:30 PM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Ardozyga (genus) Scientific name
- Twirler moth, gelechiid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 688.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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