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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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ibaird wrote:
4 hrs ago
Very scrappy and worn looking, but this specimen does have antennae with alternate black an d white bands.
Limnaecia camptosema
WendyEM wrote:
7 hrs ago
I have documented (photographed) the following Xyloryctinae moths on this property - Clerarcha dryinopa, Cryptophasa irrorata, Cryptophasa rubescens, Lichenaula choriodes, Plectophila discalis, Scieropepla polyxesta, Tymbophora peltastis & Xylorycta leucophanes. The 2 Cryptophasa sp are large enough for a larva of this size. Common 1990 list Casuasina as foodplant for Cryptophasa irrorata. Cryptophasa rubescens foodplant is Acacia sp - https://xyloryctinemothsofaustralia.blogspot.com/search?q=Cryptophasa+rubescens
I frequently find C. irrorata moths sitting in Allocasuarinas including a pair Sighting 4662807.
Cryptophasa irrorata
WendyEM wrote:
Yesterday
If this is a moth - Coleophora ? It does not match any well known in Australia. It also looks rather scruffy compared to images of this group and mouthparts? These are international ones for comparison -
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=87566&view=species
Lecithoceridae (family)
ibaird wrote:
26 May 2025
E. synethes? Looks quite like this side-on view:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/549223-Elachista-synethes
Elachista synethes
ibaird wrote:
25 May 2025
iNaturalist's AI suggrsted Microclona limodes (A NZ species), but I note M, characta apparently occurs in Australia and NZ.
BOLD4 shows several Microcoloa (genus) species as occurring in Australia. all not named to species level:-
https://v4.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?searchMenu=taxonomy&query=Microcolona&taxon=Microcolona
I have found no other phos from life online to comapare this sighting with,
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