Elachista (genus)

Elachistidae at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Elachista (genus) 17 Mar 2025 ibaird
Elachista (genus) 17 Mar 2025 WendyEM
Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera) 10 Jan 2025 donhe
Gelechiidae (family) 10 Jan 2025 DianneClarke

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5 comments

ibaird wrote:
   10 Jan 2025
Leptozestis crassipalpis?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=1438665
DianneClarke wrote:
   10 Jan 2025
No, not L. crassipalpis
WendyEM wrote:
   17 Mar 2025
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/insectsoftasmanialepidoptera/superfamily-gelechioidea/gelechiidae/genus-elachista/
ibaird wrote:
   17 Mar 2025
Somewhat similar to 4555668 ?
WendyEM wrote:
   17 Mar 2025
Yes, that is what got me thinking.

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Additional information

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

Species information

  • Elachista (genus) Scientific name
  • Elachistidae Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 683.7m Recorded at altitude

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