Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family)

1 Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family)	2 Nov 2023	donhe
Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family)	1 Nov 2023	ibaird
Cosmopterigidae (family)	1 Nov 2023	donhe
Unidentified	1 Nov 2023	DianneClarke

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donhe wrote:

2 Nov 2023

All the Eretmocera on BOLD seem to have yellow spots.

ibaird wrote:

2 Nov 2023

Yes. This is a local undescfibed species we are seeing here in Canberra region.
Glenn Cocking has advised that the local Eretmocera (genus) in the ACT (several species) are superficially similar to E. dioctis (black and white) from Queensland.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/fe5baa9f-090a-47f0-988d-61c73ad08e89
This example, assuming I've coreectly ídentified' it , is much better marked and apparently fresher than the othr exmples. See here:-
Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family)

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1 - 3 Abundance
1 Nov 2023 12:10 PM Recorded on
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Less than 5mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family) Scientific name
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Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 948.8m Recorded at altitude
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