Pterophoridae (family)

A Plume Moth at Gundaroo Common

Pterophoridae (family) at Gundaroo Common - 18 Feb 2024
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Identification history

Pterophoridae (family) 20 Feb 2024 donhe
Platyptilia celidotus 19 Feb 2024 ibaird
Hellinsia balanotes 19 Feb 2024 donhe
Pterophoridae (family) 18 Feb 2024 DianneClarke
Unidentified 18 Feb 2024 ConBoekel

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2 comments

ibaird wrote:
   19 Feb 2024
Not a faintly marked Platyptilia celidotus? I'm not sure I can see enough of the identifying features to be sure it's H. balanotes.
donhe wrote:
   20 Feb 2024
I think lack of markings makes it ambiguous.

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