Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera)

A cosmet moth at Melba, ACT

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	Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera)	27 May 2021	donhe
	Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera)	27 May 2021	Bron

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donhe wrote:

27 May 2021

Some Epermenia species look like this, with several elevated sets of scales on the wings, see
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=173590

Bron wrote:

27 May 2021

Thanks Don, They are certainly similar, are they closely related?

donhe wrote:

27 May 2021

The Epermeniidae are a more primitive family, some with incomplete wing veins, than the Gelechiidae. The tufts are on the forewing hind margin of the Epermenia, whereas they are at various locations on the forewings of Gelechiidae.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.052978 -35.208827
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
19 Nov 2020 02:05 AM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Leptozestis and Trachydora (genera) Scientific name
A cosmet moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 890.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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