Dialectica scalariella/aemula
Echium Leaf Miners at Kambah, ACT
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| Dialectica scalariella/aemula | ibaird | 22 Oct 2026 | |
| Dialectica scalariella/aemula | WendyEM | 22 Oct 2026 | |
| Dialectica (genus) | Marthijn | 22 Oct 2026 | |
| Plutella xylostella | CarbonAI | 22 Oct 2026 | |
| Unverified | Marthijn | 22 Oct 2026 |
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User's notes
Size very small, 5 mm at most. I am not sure if this is Plutella xylostella with 100% certainty as CarbonAI says. I looked at several other Plutella sightings and I see two differences: the tail has a distinct pattern unlike the mottled appearance in other sightings, and the palps seem to be white rather than brown. So I would rather go with Dialectica.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.065691-35.376972
- Altitude 626.0m
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2026 10:08 AM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Marthijn NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Dialectica scalariella/aemula
Species information
- Dialectica scalariella/aemula Scientific name
- Echium Leaf Miners Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626m Recorded at altitude
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