Tineidae (family)

Clothes moths (Tineidae) at Melba, ACT

Tineidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 4 Nov 2024 10:47 PM
Tineidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 4 Nov 2024 10:47 PM
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Tineidae (family) 6 Nov 2024 donhe
Tineidae (family) 6 Nov 2024 ibaird
Opogona omoscopa 6 Nov 2024 donhe
Unidentified 6 Nov 2024 kasiaaus

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5 comments

donhe wrote:
   6 Nov 2024
Eulechria heliocoma ?
kasiaaus wrote:
   6 Nov 2024
I don't think so. I think it's a Tineidae moth.
donhe wrote:
   6 Nov 2024
with upturned palps?
kasiaaus wrote:
   6 Nov 2024
I can't see any palps and it was moving its antennae independently very quickly like Tineidae often do.
donhe wrote:
   6 Nov 2024
ok could be a leg crossing behind an antenna looking like an upturned palp.

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