Lepidoptera provisional species 1

Garran, ACT

Lepidoptera provisional species 1 at Garran, ACT - 4 Mar 2022
Lepidoptera provisional species 1 at Garran, ACT - 4 Mar 2022
Lepidoptera provisional species 1 at Garran, ACT - 4 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Lepidoptera provisional species 1 26 May 2022 GlennCocking
Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth 13 Mar 2022 donhe
Tineidae (family) 11 Mar 2022 donhe
Unidentified 11 Mar 2022 Tapirlord

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Small moth 1-3mm

3 comments

ibaird wrote:
   11 Mar 2022
Side-0n view might confirm its Zelleria (genus).
donhe wrote:
   12 Mar 2022
The following are all noted for resting head down, tail up, like this:
Culladia cuneiferellus CRAMBINAE,
Stathmopoda megathyma STATHMOPODIDAE ,
Phthonerodes peridela XYLORYCTIDAE ,
Zelleria cynetica YPONOMEUTIDAE
ibaird wrote:
   12 Mar 2022
Of these four, I would say Z. cynetica is the most likely. but its hard to be sure.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Mar 2022 09:17 PM Recorded on
  • Tapirlord Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Lepidoptera provisional species 1 Scientific name
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  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-Invasive
  • 472.4m to 670m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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