Glyphipterix (genus)

A sedge moth at Cotter River, ACT

Glyphipterix (genus) at Cotter River, ACT - 9 Mar 2025 02:40 PM
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Identification history

Glyphipterix (genus) 15 Mar 2025 donhe
Glyphipterix (genus) 15 Mar 2025 WendyEM
Cosmopterigidae (family) 14 Mar 2025 donhe
Unidentified 14 Mar 2025 DavidDedenczuk

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unknown grey and white banded tiny moth. on a flower with a ?flying ant

8 comments

ibaird wrote:
   14 Mar 2025
Not sure I can see a moth.
   14 Mar 2025
sorry ibaird. I will crop the picture
donhe wrote:
   14 Mar 2025
@DavidDedenczuk : please can you crop the original to just show the moth, and add that to this sighting? Black with 3 white bands : maybe eg: Limnaecia polycydista or eg: Macrobathra euspila. Not enough resolution in this NMr image when enlarged to distinguish the species.
donhe wrote:
   14 Mar 2025
Thanks: Terrific. No upturned palps visible. Glyphipterix sp. ?
   14 Mar 2025
thanks donhe. it could be the species you suggest
ibaird wrote:
   14 Mar 2025
G. platydesma?
   14 Mar 2025
thanks ibaird
WendyEM wrote:
   15 Mar 2025
the moth's companion is a native bee I think

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Additional information

  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Glyphipterix (genus) Scientific name
  • A sedge moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1276.3m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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