Lecithoceridae (family)

A Gelechioid moth at Sheldon, QLD

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Identification history

Lecithoceridae (family)	25 Sep 2023	donhe
Lecithoceridae (family)	23 Sep 2023	ibaird
Unverified	23 Sep 2023	PJH123

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Lecithoceridae possibly Lecithocera sp.

4 comments

ibaird wrote:

23 Sep 2023

Possibly Lecithocera terrigens?

PJH123 wrote:

24 Sep 2023

I think there to many other options to be certain

donhe wrote:

24 Sep 2023

Achoria inopina, or are the antennae too dark?

PJH123 wrote:

25 Sep 2023

I think the overall moth is to dark for that species

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Location information

Coordinates 153.207108 -27.578751
Places Sheldon, QLD

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
14 Aug 2007 06:21 PM Recorded on
PJH123 Recorded by
Collections
Sheldon Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) PJH123 Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Lecithoceridae (family) Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania