Phyllonorycter messaniella

Zeller's Midget, Gracillariidae at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Phyllonorycter messaniella	1 Mar 2022	donhe
Phyllonorycter messaniella	1 Mar 2022	ibaird
Unidentified	1 Mar 2022	SteveBorkowskis

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Approx 4mm long

4 comments

SteveBorkowskis wrote:

1 Mar 2022

I think this species maybe incorrectly listed as a local native?

ibaird wrote:

1 Mar 2022

Bold Systems 4 shows at least 6 records which are annotated saying they were collected in the ACT, see here:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Phyllonorycter+messaniella&taxon=Phyllonorycter+messaniella

SteveBorkowskis wrote:

1 Mar 2022

But should it be shown as ‘exotic’? (Not ‘local native’). Atlas of living Australia seems to show that it is native to Europe, ‘The European oak leaf-miner or Zeller's midget (Phyllonorycter messaniella) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Europe south of the line running from Ireland, through Great Britain, Denmark to Ukraine. It is also found in Macaronesia. It is an introduced species in New Zealand and Australia.’

ibaird wrote:

1 Mar 2022

OK, point taken. I'll make the change.

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Location information

Maps QPRC LGA
Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

Sighting information

7 Abundance
1 Mar 2022 04:04 PM Recorded on
SteveBorkowskis Recorded by

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Phyllonorycter messaniella Scientific name
Zeller's Midget, Gracillariidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-Invasive
576.98m to 625.04m Recorded at altitude
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