Heteromicta tripartitella

1 A Pyralid moth at Ainslie, ACT

Heteromicta tripartitella at Ainslie, ACT - 31 Dec 2021
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Heteromicta tripartitella 5 Jan 2022 donhe
Heteromicta tripartitella 5 Jan 2022 ibaird
Orthaga thyrisalis 5 Jan 2022 donhe
Crambidae sp. (family) 5 Jan 2022 jb2602

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ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2022
See also here at:-
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3323dd9f-cabc-473e-931b-4a6591501747#gallery
ibaird wrote:
   5 Jan 2022
The prominent palps are consistent with H. tripartella and so are the mid forewing markimgs. On the ALA this species varies in apparance from brown to grey overall and mixtures of the two. If confirmed this is a new species record for CNM.

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