Stenoptilia leuconephes

1 A Plume moth (Pterophorinae at Namadgi National Park

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Identification history

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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Sighting information

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11 Dec 2023 12:12 PM Recorded on
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12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Stenoptilia leuconephes Scientific name
A Plume moth (Pterophorinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
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