Sighting 4506607
3 A Gelechioid moth (Elachistidae) at Gungahlin, ACT
Identification history
| Elachista velox | 1 Sep 2023 | donhe | ||
| Elachista velox | 1 Sep 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Elachista (genus) | 1 Sep 2023 | donhe | ||
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | 31 Aug 2023 | KorinneM |
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It was only on the grass.
4 comments
KorinneM
wrote:
31 Aug 2023
@ibaird Alison Pearson on one of the entomology groups suggested e. velox as a possibility. To me it feels like synethes is too brown? This was strictly grey and white in person.
ibaird
wrote:
1 Sep 2023
Fair point. This specimen does look distinctively grey and white compared to the other examples of E. synethes on CNM which are brownish coloured.
ibaird
wrote:
1 Sep 2023
If confirmed this would be a new species for CNM. This species has previously been rcorded in thr ACT at Aranda, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/elac/velox.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/elac/velox.html
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.154738-35.166792
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Aug 2023 03:07 PM Recorded on
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- Grass Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Elachista velox Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Elachistidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
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