Glyphipterix (genus)

1 A sedge moth at Yarralumla, ACT

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Identification history

	Glyphipterix (genus)	16 Nov 2024	ibaird
	Glyphipterix (genus)	8 Nov 2024	TimL

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User's notes

Different types and sizes of what are assumed to be Sedge moths, crowded onto a flower.

4 comments

donhe wrote:

9 Nov 2024

@TimL : There are at least 3 different species here. Please can you crop the photos and submit each species separately?

WendyEM wrote:

15 Nov 2024

Stunning shots. bigger with yellow spots = Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis
Broad white bars, yellow/fawn collar = Glyphipterix meteora
very thin white stripes - might be Glyphipterix platydisema ?
It would be very helpful to have the different moths in separate sightings

TimL wrote:

16 Nov 2024

As requested, the images have been been uploaded as separate sightings 4615879, 4615880 and 4615881. Best I can do given the distribution of the three types of moths on this flower.

WendyEM wrote:

16 Nov 2024

Thanks Tim. It's a bit rough and ready but this is an example of how I dealt with a confusing, multiple moth situation - Sighting 4602468

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Location information

Coordinates 149.080520 -35.281475
Altitude 584.4m
Maps National Arboretum Forests
Places Yarralumla, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
5 Nov 2024 01:01 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Glyphipterix (genus) Scientific name
A sedge moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 804m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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