A leafminer moth at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Gracillariidae (family) | 5 Nov 2020 | donhe | ||
| Gracillariidae (family) | 5 Nov 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Nov 2020 | CathB |
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Tiny moth on underside of an Agapanthus leaf. I wasn't even sure it was an insect till I checked the photos.
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
5 Nov 2020
I originally thought it was a Cosmet moth (Cosmopterigidae) either Limnaecia or Macrobathra genus but the lack of clearly visible large upward and backward curving palps and the very erect posture and tiny size suggests Gracillariidae family (leaf miners and stem borers). Again no close match found but the body form and markings do look like some examples of Acrocercops genus specimens online on the ALA.
Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
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Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Gracillariidae (family) Scientific name
- A leafminer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 649.34m Recorded at altitude
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