Nepticulidae (family)
1 Pigmy Moths at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Nepticulidae (family) | donhe | 18 Oct 2024 | |
| Nepticulidae (family) | ibaird | 18 Oct 2024 | |
| Tineidae (family) | DianneClarke | 18 Oct 2024 |
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I think this might be the smallest moth I have ever seen. It ran around my moth sheet without resting so I was surprised to find I had a couple of reasonable photos of it.
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Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- DianneClarke Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) DianneClarke Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nepticulidae (family)
Species information
- Nepticulidae (family) Scientific name
- Pigmy Moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 609.8m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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