Sighting 4645827
Labdia argophracta
Cosmopterigidae at Holder, ACT
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| Labdia argophracta | donhe | 16 Feb 2025 | |
| Labdia (genus) | donhe | 14 Feb 2025 | |
| Labdia argophracta | WendyEM | 14 Feb 2025 | |
| Unverified | Miranda | 14 Feb 2025 |
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7 comments
14 Feb 2025
@WendyEM How do you differentiate between L. argophracta L. oxysema? They seem very similar especially when they are so small and disinclined to sit still.
14 Feb 2025
on BOLD (Hobern) they seem very different https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372900 https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372797 Where are you looking at them? OK I just looked at iNat. I use iNat as a guide but check/confirm things on BOLD which are Museum specimens.
16 Feb 2025
Unlike this specimen : L. oxysema on BOLD has no white line along the forewing hind margin, and does have some dark spots.
17 Feb 2025
Houston, we have a problem. An identical moth to this [ Sighting 4646084 ] has been IDed as Elachista flammula see https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICW1769-11 https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326537 sadly there are aspects of both that don't quite fit with the 2 live specimen records. I need to do some more research on this.
Location information
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Miranda Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Miranda NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Labdia argophracta
Species information
- Labdia argophracta Scientific name
- Cosmopterigidae Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 605.29m Recorded at altitude
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