3 A Sedge Moth at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Glyphipterix meteora | 30 Oct 2024 | donhe | ||
| Glyphipterix meteora | 30 Oct 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Glyphipterix (genus) | 30 Oct 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Limnaecia camptosema | 30 Oct 2024 | donhe | ||
| Stagmatophora argyrostrepta | 30 Oct 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
Close inspection of the images shows the flower covered with tiny dark scales from the moths. Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting.
2 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
30 Oct 2024
It is worth inspecting more flowers for these stunning little moths - there are many sp. They are day feeders. Early morning is apparently a good time to look for them too (in grasses, sedges etc - possiby not in the flowers yet) As I understand it, the grassland species tend to be the more common. If you have access to grassy/sedgy wetlands you may get less common species. A stunning sighting. The close-up detail of the ?catsear? flower is also very interesting to see.
The angled shape of the medial - terminal (furthest from body) section of the wing and those, often narrow linear metallic markings in the same area are distinctive of this group. Their adults are active day feeders in flowers (I don't think any Cosmops are, and may not have feeding mouth-parts?)
The angled shape of the medial - terminal (furthest from body) section of the wing and those, often narrow linear metallic markings in the same area are distinctive of this group. Their adults are active day feeders in flowers (I don't think any Cosmops are, and may not have feeding mouth-parts?)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.080750-35.282355
- Altitude 596.1m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2024 12:00 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Glyphipterix meteora Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Glyphipterix meteora Scientific name
- A Sedge Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1667.71m Recorded at altitude
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