Sighting 4725337
Hypertrophidae (family)
Unidentified Twig Moth at Ngunnawal, ACT
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| Hypertrophidae (family) | DianneClarke | 5 Apr 2026 | |
| Hypertrophidae (family) | WendyEM | 5 Apr 2026 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | Hejor1 | 5 Apr 2026 |
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in eucalyptus leaves held together with silk, maybe 6 of them living together. I've seen them before and tried to rear them but now cant find the records.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101725-35.164828
- Altitude 643.3m
- Places Ngunnawal, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2026 04:37 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hypertrophidae sp. (family) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hypertrophidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Twig Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 757.61m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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