Limnaecia sp.

Limnaecia sp. at Garran, ACT

Limnaecia sp. at Garran, ACT - 19 Feb 2022
Limnaecia sp. at Garran, ACT - 19 Feb 2022
Limnaecia sp. at Garran, ACT - 19 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Limnaecia sp. 20 Feb 2022 donhe
Limnaecia sp. 20 Feb 2022 ibaird
Cosmopterigidae (family) 20 Feb 2022 ibaird
Unidentified 20 Feb 2022 Tapirlord

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Attracted to UV at night

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ibaird wrote:
   20 Feb 2022
Looks simililar to some examples of L. scoliosoma online on the ALA, but I can't be sure.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

  • Limnaecia sp. Scientific name
  • Limnaecia sp. Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 596.35m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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