Sighting 4646084
Elachista flammula
A Gelechioid moth (Elachistidae at Cook, ACT
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| Elachista flammula | ibaird | 15 Feb 2025 | |
| Elachista flammula | ibaird | 15 Feb 2025 | |
| Elachista flammula | CathB | 15 Feb 2025 |
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2 comments
17 Feb 2025
Houston, we have a problem. An identical moth to this [ Sighting 4645827 ] has been IDed as Labdia argophracta 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 species live specimen records. I need to do some more research on this to see if I can offer any suggestions.
17 Feb 2025
my 1st puzzle solved from Monographs Aust. Lepidoptera Vol. 11 CSIRO - the form of E. flammula similar to above is the female. The male (see https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326537 ) has white forewings with a dark central stripe along most of their length
Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Elachista flammula Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Elachista flammula Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Elachistidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 625.21m Recorded at altitude
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