A Sedge Moth at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Glyphipterix meteora | 16 Nov 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Glyphipterix meteora | 16 Nov 2024 | donhe | ||
| Glyphipterix (genus) | 16 Nov 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
This is a follow-up to previous sighting 4612595 to try and record the three different moth types as separate sightings. Indicative identification as per WendyEM:
Broad white bars, yellow/fawn collar = Glyphipterix meteora
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.080492-35.281483
- Altitude 590.8m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Nov 2024 12:58 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Australian Moths visiting Flowers TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Glyphipterix meteora
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 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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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