Nemophora sparsella
An Adelid Moth at Cook, ACT
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| Nemophora sparsella | donhe | 26 Jan 2023 | |
| Nemophora sparsella | CathB | 26 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 26 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
Clouds of insects flying around the tops of Bursaria bushes. This one landed and the photographs show what appears to be a second pair of antennae behind it, possibly belonging to a mate.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073697-35.266563
- Altitude 706.4m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2023 03:07 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nemophora sparsella
Species information
- Nemophora sparsella Scientific name
- An Adelid Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1059m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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