Nemophora (genus)

A Fairy Moth at Queanbeyan West, NSW

Nemophora (genus) at Queanbeyan West, NSW - 9 Jan 2022
Nemophora (genus) at Queanbeyan West, NSW - 9 Jan 2022
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Nemophora (genus) 10 Jan 2022 donhe
Nemophora (genus) 9 Jan 2022 ibaird
Nemophora sparsella 9 Jan 2022 donhe
Unidentified 9 Jan 2022 Paul4K

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:
   9 Jan 2022
I don't see the yellow head.
donhe wrote:
   10 Jan 2022
I think there is a photographic ambiguity: either the head has a yellow tuft, or the moth is pictured with the head in front of a yellow anther.
Paul4K wrote:
   10 Jan 2022
Apologies for the image quality,camera a bit overwhelmed by light and moth not very keen.

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