Pterophoridae (family)

A Plume Moth at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG)

Pterophoridae (family) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024
Pterophoridae (family) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024
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Identification history

Pterophoridae (family) 25 Mar 2024 donhe
Pterophoridae (family) 25 Mar 2024 DianneClarke
Unidentified 25 Mar 2024 galah681

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Very small, resting with narrow wings at right angles to body

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donhe wrote:
   25 Mar 2024
Several Aussie species are pale with few markings.

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Nearby sightings

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Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024 by galah681
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024 by galah681
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 23 Mar 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Mar 2024 by galah681
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Mar 2024 by galah681
Setaria parviflora (Slender Pigeon Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 16 Feb 2024 by galah681
Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth (Unidentified - Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Muscoidea (super family) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Comptosia quadripennis (a bee fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Feb 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Polistes sp. (genus) (Unidentified paper wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 20 Jan 2024 by galah681
Thereutria amaraca (Spine-legged Robber Fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Proliferous Pink, Childling Pink) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Agrostis capillaris (Brown Top Bent Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Tolpis barbata (Yellow Hawkweed) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Aira caryophyllea (Silvery Hair-Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Odontomyia hunteri (Soldier fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Euphorbia oblongata (Egg-leaf Spurge) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Trifolium arvense (Haresfoot Clover) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Little Taylor Grasslands - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 19 Jan 2024 by galah681
Conocephalus semivittatus (Meadow katydid) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Sphaerophoria macrogaster (Hover Fly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Megachile species at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 7 Jan 2024 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Ichneumonoidea (Superfamily) (A species of parasitic wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lygaeidae (family) (Seed bug) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Euryinae (subfamily) (Sawfly) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 18 Dec 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawksbeard) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Goodenia hederacea (Ivy Goodenia) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 2 Dec 2023 by galah681
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Kambah, ACT - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Pimelea curviflora (Curved Rice-flower) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Kambah, ACT - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Little Taylor Grassland (LTG) - 17 Nov 2023 by galah681
Vicia sativa (Common Vetch) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Oct 2023 by galah681
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Kambah, ACT - 29 Oct 2023 by galah681
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Jan 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Euchiton involucratus (Star Cudweed) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Jan 2022 by MatthewFrawley
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Kambah, ACT - 30 Oct 2021 by RosemaryRoth
Wahlenbergia luteola (Yellowish Bluebell) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Nov 2020 by RosemaryRoth
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Nov 2020 by RosemaryRoth
Wahlenbergia multicaulis (Tadgell's Bluebell) at Kambah, ACT - 2 Nov 2020 by RosemaryRoth
Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at Kambah, ACT - 21 Oct 2020 by RosemaryRoth
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Kambah, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by George
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus (Big Sheath Mushroom) at Kambah, ACT - 31 May 2020 by RosemaryRoth
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Mar 2020 by RosemaryRoth
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Nov 2018 by RosemaryRoth
Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Kambah, ACT - 4 Nov 2018 by RosemaryRoth
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Kambah, ACT - 3 Nov 2018 by RosemaryRoth
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Jan 2018 by jimmythefish
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Kambah, ACT - 24 Nov 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Kambah, ACT - 12 Nov 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Nov 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Wahlenbergia luteola (Yellowish Bluebell) at Kambah, ACT - 7 Nov 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Kambah, ACT - 5 Nov 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Pimelea curviflora (Curved Rice-flower) at Kambah, ACT - 1 Nov 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Bossiaea buxifolia (Matted Bossiaea) at Kambah, ACT - 26 Oct 2017 by RosemaryRoth
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Kambah, ACT - 21 Oct 2017 by RosemaryRoth

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  • 23 Mar 2024 11:49 AM Recorded on
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  • Grass - non native Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Resting Insect behaviour on flower

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