Sighting 4706080
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| Blastobasis (genus) | CarbonAI | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Phycitinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 21 Oct 2025 | |
| Pyralidae (family) | DPRees125 | 21 Oct 2025 |
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3 comments
21 Oct 2025
A very interesting series of photographs. The way the adornment on the legs folds away to nothing is very impressive. Sadly I have not found a name for the moth.
21 Oct 2025
Yes. Perhaps the most similar I came up with in Phycitini was genus Copamyntis eg. C. infusella bur it's not that species
22 Oct 2025
Thank you both, it threw me when I saw it running about on the sheet, will look out for more
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- At least 1 Abundance
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- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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