Glyphipterix (genus)
A sedge moth at Dunlop, ACT
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| Unverified | trevorpreston | 12 Nov 2022 |
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Moths about 5mm
1 comment
12 Nov 2022
The moth on the RHS of Photo 1 and photo 3 is probably G. meteor. The other moths look like a second Glyphipterix species: G. platydisema. Can you post the second and fifth images separately?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.023199-35.184098
- Altitude 588.0m
- Maps Dunlop Grasslands
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2022 02:14 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Scaly buttons Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Australian Moths visiting Flowers trevorpreston NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Glyphipterix (genus)
Species information
- Glyphipterix (genus) Scientific name
- A sedge moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 804m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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