Glyphipterix (genus)
A sedge moth at Dunlop, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Glyphipterix (genus) DUPL | donhe | 12 Nov 2022 | |
| Glyphipterix (genus) DUPL | ibaird | 12 Nov 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 12 Nov 2022 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
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
Collections
- 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
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species