Glyphipterix platydisema

A Gem moth (Gliphypterigidae) at Yarralumla, ACT

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Identification history

Glyphipterix platydisema 29 Oct 2025 ibaird
Glyphipterix platydisema 29 Oct 2025 WendyEM
Glyphipterix meteora 29 Oct 2025 DianneClarke
Glyphipterix meteora 29 Oct 2025 TimL

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A lone moth at STEP, possibly a Sedge Moth.

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WendyEM wrote:
   29 Oct 2025
Glyphipterix platydisema has the 2 narrow bands like this. https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=324045
Glyphipterix meteora has 2 broader elongate spots. https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=324031

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  • True Insect on a flower

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