Trichoptera (order)
Unidentified Caddisfly at Paddys River, ACT
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| Trichoptera (order) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Nov 2022 | |
| Trichoptera (order) | ibaird | 24 Nov 2022 | |
| Unverified | RAllen | 23 Nov 2022 |
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9 comments
24 Nov 2022
Rather hard to see any pattern on the wings, which is our main identification tool for photographs of moths.
24 Nov 2022
They were brilliant white with some slight markings on forewing. Just hovering and chasing constantly a metre above Gibraltar creek. Tiny
24 Nov 2022
I think they are caddis flies; the behaviour that Richard reports suits them
26 Nov 2022
Lovely images! They look to me like what are commonly called 'Shannon Moths' (after the river in Tasmania where they are so common, their mass flights welcomed by trout fishers).
They would probably be Asmicridea edwardsii.
Alice
They would probably be Asmicridea edwardsii.
Alice
26 Nov 2022
Alice, I think is likely to be correct. We need close up photo of a statiionary indidividual specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.934329-35.488580
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 19 Nov 2022 11:08 AM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- RAllen Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trichoptera (order) Caddisflies (Trichoptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Trichoptera (order) Scientific name
- Unidentified Caddisfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1205m Recorded at altitude
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