Sighting 4592479
Elachistidae at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Elachista (genus) | 5 Jun 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 10 Sep 2024 | kasiaaus |
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User's notes
I never got a good photo of this one. It was moving all the time and the right wing was a bit bent.
1 comment
donhe
wrote:
11 Jun 2025
The base of the haustellum does not appear to be scaly and there are no upturned palps, so not Gelechioidea
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050807-35.208157
- Altitude 542.3m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Sep 2024 11:29 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Collections
kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Elachista (genus) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Elachista (genus) Scientific name
- Elachistidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 683.7m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes