Sighting 4602216
Elachista (genus)
Elachistidae at Melba, ACT
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| Elachista (genus) | donhe | 30 Oct 2024 | |
| Elachista (genus) | WendyEM | 29 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 13 Oct 2024 |
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Quite small within the 5-12mm range.
2 comments
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.
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
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Elachista (genus) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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