Limnaecia (genus)

A Gelechioid moth at Reid, ACT

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Identification history

Limnaecia (genus)	21 Mar 2025	donhe
Limnaecia (genus)	20 Mar 2025	ibaird
Limnaecia chionospila	20 Mar 2025	Pirom

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2 comments

ibaird wrote:

20 Mar 2025

I'm nor sure this is L. chionospila. It does not have 2 white sections in each antennae, nor does it have all white labial palpi. I'm not sure it's L. scoliosema either. A view from the side would help.

Pirom wrote:

20 Mar 2025

Unfortunately I don’t.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.142486 -35.282742
Altitude 571.8m
Places Reid, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Mar 2025 09:12 PM Recorded on
Pirom Recorded by
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Pirom NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Limnaecia (genus) Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 759m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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South Australia

Victoria

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