Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
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ibaird
wrote:
33 min ago
I'm not sure this matches the iNaturalist examples:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1353287-Labdia-argophracta/browse_photos
See also here:-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326537
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372900
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1353287-Labdia-argophracta/browse_photos
See also here:-
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=326537
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=372900
Elachista flammula
WendyEM
wrote:
5 Jan 2026
I still lean towards M. euryleuca. It has the shaggy white front leg - in M. desmotoma it is b&w striped. I think the markings match better too.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=699634
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=355146
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=699634
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=355146
Macrobathra euryleuca
TimL
wrote:
5 Jan 2026
I think you're right @HelenCross I'll edit the sighting.
Hypertropha tortriciformis
HelenCross
wrote:
5 Jan 2026
Or is it something like Hypertropha tortriciformis?
Hypertropha tortriciformis
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