Achoria inopina

A Longhorned Moth (family Leciithoceridae) at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

Achoria inopina	17 Nov 2024	donhe
Achoria inopina	16 Nov 2024	WendyEM
Unidentified	16 Nov 2024	JohnGiacon

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just over 5 mm

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ibaird wrote:

16 Nov 2024

Given the dots on the forewing are so diffuse, I'm wondering whether this sighting is in fact Lecithocera micromela? See here:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/391408-Lecithocera-micromela
How do you tell the difference between Achoria inopina and L. micromera?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074812 -35.247062
Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
16 Nov 2024 04:24 PM Recorded on
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Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JohnGiacon

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Achoria inopina Scientific name
A Longhorned Moth (family Leciithoceridae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 607m Recorded at altitude
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