Blackbutt Leafminer at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Acrocercops laciniella | 4 May 2023 | donhe | ||
| Acrocercops laciniella | 4 May 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Batrachedra (genus) | 3 May 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 3 May 2023 | CathB |
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User's notes
Very tiny moth, no more than about 2 mm, standing with head high (like Gracillariidae?). Only saw it because I noticed it land.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
4 May 2023
The distinctive red eyes match A. lacinella, the Blackbutt Leafminer (Gracillariidae family).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.081252-35.268828
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 2 May 2023 04:12 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Acrocercops laciniella Scientific name
- Blackbutt Leafminer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 643.13m Recorded at altitude
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