Elachista (genus)

Elachistidae at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Elachista (genus)	30 Oct 2024	donhe
Elachista (genus)	29 Oct 2024	WendyEM
Unverified	13 Oct 2024	kasiaaus

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Quite small within the 5-12mm range.

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donhe wrote:

30 Oct 2024

@WendyEM : Do you have any of the 144 named Australian species in mind?

WendyEM wrote:

30 Oct 2024

No, but it does not mean it is not one. I was going by the appearance of the moth compared to live shots in say Zborowski & Edwards 2007. The moths tuck their heads under, palps are held close and curve over the head, speckling on wings, markings are suffused rather than strongly delineated, long fringe on wings with suffused markings extending into it. I have had a look through the plates in Mon. Aust. Lep. Vol. 11 by Laurie Kaila et al CSIRO Publ. 2011 but have not settled on one. I need to look again in better light, the plates are small.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050300 -35.208554
Altitude 639.1m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Oct 2024 11:05 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Elachista (genus)

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Elachista (genus) Scientific name
Elachistidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 683.7m Recorded at altitude

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania