A Scythrid moth : Scythrididae at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Eretmocera coracopis | 5 Jan 2025 | donhe | ||
| Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family) | 4 Jan 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Elachista velox | 4 Jan 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 4 Jan 2025 | LisaH |
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1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
6 Jan 2025
On seconf thpughts, I'm not ot sure its E. coracopis because it lacks the white section in the antennae. See here:-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANIAE1179-11
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANIAE1179-11
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101191-35.328199
- Maps Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Jan 2025 02:21 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
LisaH Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eretmocera coracopis
Additional information
- bursaria Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Eretmocera coracopis Scientific name
- A Scythrid moth : Scythrididae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 616.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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