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Sighting 4446787

Platyptilia celidotus

Plume Moth at Mitchell, ACT

Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
Platyptilia celidotus at Mitchell, ACT - 4 Oct 2022 09:45 AM
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Identification history

Platyptilia celidotus 15 Jun 2025 WendyEM
Pterophoridae (family) 5 Oct 2022 donhe
Platyptilia celidotus 4 Oct 2022 ibaird
Stenoptilia zophodactylus 4 Oct 2022 donhe
Unverified 4 Oct 2022 trevorpreston

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3 comments

donhe wrote:
   5 Oct 2022
The dark markings appear to variable on both these species. I am unclear how to distinguish them.
ibaird wrote:
   5 Oct 2022
OK, there is some doubt in my mind. I gave weight to the distorted appearance which seems to be a common characteristic of the species.
donhe wrote:
   5 Oct 2022
I tried to delete the redundant 'PTEROPHORIDAE sp' but failed.

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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