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Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Mar 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Mar 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Mar 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Mar 2023
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Identification history

Tinea pellionella complex 2 Jul 2023 donhe
Cryptophasa sp. (genus) 12 Mar 2023 Hejor1

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6 comments

donhe wrote:
   12 Mar 2023
No obvious upturned palps.
donhe wrote:
   12 Mar 2023
Eilema plana ?
ibaird wrote:
   28 Jun 2023
I do not think the forewing side-on view showing them being held tent-wise (2nd photo) and their shape at the trailing edge doesn't seem to matche E. plana either. The antennae at their base look different too.
donhe wrote:
   28 Jun 2023
@Hejor1 : how big was it?
Hejor1 wrote:
   1 Jul 2023
@donhe i think around 10mm
donhe wrote:
   2 Jul 2023
That is a bit small for Xyloryctidae or Lithosiinae.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 12 Mar 2023 03:43 PM Recorded on
  • Hejor1 Recorded by

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