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| Prepalla (genus) | WendyEM | 8 Oct 2026 | |
| Phryganeutis cinerea | WendyEM | 8 Oct 2026 | |
| Faveria tritalis | CarbonAI | 8 Oct 2026 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 8 Oct 2026 |
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8 Oct 2026
Interesting moth/oecophorid. It looks quite like Phryganeutis cinerea but I have not seen one of this colour and P. cinerea palps are a bit shorter (where the palps curve up, not the extending fibres). Looking at the iNat Research Grade specimens there appears to be 2 forms but even so I am not convinced above is this moth.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=927751
A Prepalla sp is a possibility. There is less live material of this genus but some species on BOLD (Hobern) have very long palps and similar markings
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=408528
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=377797
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=927751
A Prepalla sp is a possibility. There is less live material of this genus but some species on BOLD (Hobern) have very long palps and similar markings
https://bold-au.hobern.net/taxon.php?taxid=408528
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=377797
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