1 A Gem moth (Glyphipterigidae at Glenroy, NSW
Identification history
| Glyphipterix leucoplaca | 18 Sep 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Glyphipterix leucoplaca | 18 Sep 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 18 Sep 2025 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
saw two fly up off the track but had to focus on one for a photo. such a pretty moth. As it was sitting in the clover its wings pulsated making the moth look skinny, then plump.
4 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
18 Sep 2025
Glyphipterix leucoplaca
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=324022
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=952723&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=324022
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=952723&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744
WendyEM
wrote:
18 Sep 2025
Well found Kylie. A new moth for me and Nature Mapr. Only 3 records on iNat.
Glyphips are quite metallic looking. They are often attracted to flowers to feed. Possibly more active in the morning. Other rare ones may be found near wetlands, swamps etc (I think they eat sedges and such)
Glyphips are quite metallic looking. They are often attracted to flowers to feed. Possibly more active in the morning. Other rare ones may be found near wetlands, swamps etc (I think they eat sedges and such)
KylieWaldon
wrote:
18 Sep 2025
wow. didn't know that. TY Wendy. Once it flew it was pretty easy to see even though it was small. In the field it reminded me of this moth Macrobathra desmotoma ( A Cosmet moth) but now I can compare I can see they are different!
WendyEM
wrote:
18 Sep 2025
In my experience Glyphips tend to stay near the ground. Macrobathra desmotoma tends to hang around wattles as the larva feed on them.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.908573-36.064744
- Places Glenroy, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Sep 2025 10:32 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Species information
- Glyphipterix leucoplaca Scientific name
- A Gem moth (Glyphipterigidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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