Sighting 4612559
Lecithoceridae (family)
Tropical Longhorned Moths at Tharwa, ACT
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| Lecithoceridae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Sep 2025 | |
| Lecithoceridae (family) | ibaird | 14 May 2025 | |
| Geometridae (family) ADULT | MichaelMulvaney | 14 May 2025 | |
| Trichoptera (order) | DPRees125 | 8 Nov 2024 |
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3 comments
2 Jun 2025
If this is a moth - Coleophora ? It does not match any well known in Australia. It also looks rather scruffy compared to images of this group and mouthparts? These are international ones for comparison -
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=87566&view=species
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=87566&view=species
Location information
- Coordinates 148.913649-35.518902
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2024 01:47 PM Recorded on
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Lecithoceridae (family)
Species information
- Lecithoceridae (family) Scientific name
- Tropical Longhorned Moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 632.71m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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