Gelechiidae (family)

Ainslie, ACT

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Gelechiidae (family) ibaird 11 Oct 2025
Hofmannophila pseudospretella ibaird 6 Oct 2025
Gelechiidae (family) DianneClarke 5 Oct 2025
Tineidae (family) Hejor1 5 Oct 2025

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6 comments

   10 Oct 2025
not Hofmannophila pseudospretella as it holds its wings more open and flat
   10 Oct 2025
It is something more like Ephysteris promptella ? Quite small, I think that is a blade of grass it is sitting on
   10 Oct 2025
@WendyEM yes it was very small, on a blade of grass.
   10 Oct 2025
@WendyEM and it was windy so there's a chance the posture may be atypical
   11 Oct 2025
The image is not sharp.
   11 Oct 2025
I often have the blurry wind photo problem too. Maybe ? an Elachista sp moth but I have not found a match

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Sighting information

  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 5 Oct 2025 02:21 PM Recorded on
  • Hejor1 Recorded by
  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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Species information

  • Gelechiidae (family) Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 846.58m Recorded at altitude

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