Stenoptilia leuconephes

1 A Plume moth (Pterophorinae at Namadgi National Park

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Stenoptilia leuconephes 11 Apr 2026 WendyEM
Stenoptilia leuconephes 11 Apr 2026 dhobern
Stenoptilia leuconephes 11 Apr 2026 ibaird
Pterophoridae (family) 11 Dec 2023 JohnBundock

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ibaird noted:

11 Apr 2026

Stenoptilia leuconephes - an alpine species not recorded in the ACT (based on ANIC records) since 1950. Compare: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f51f7316-6c73-4f09-a9d1-cb0d8fbd8b77#gallery (dhobern)

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dhobern wrote:
   11 Apr 2026
Stenoptilia leuconephes - an alpine species not recorded in the ACT (based on ANIC records) since 1950. Compare:

https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f51f7316-6c73-4f09-a9d1-cb0d8fbd8b77#gallery
ibaird wrote:
   11 Apr 2026
dhobern, thanks for for this correction.
dhobern wrote:
   11 Apr 2026
Added with John's permission as the reference image for the species on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenoptilia_leuconephes

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