Limnaecia (genus)

A Gelechioid moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

	Limnaecia (genus)	5 Jan 2025	ibaird
	Limnaecia (genus)	5 Jan 2025	kasiaaus

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kasiaaus wrote:

5 Jan 2025

We have both a "Limnaecia sp. (Limnaecia sp.)" and a "Limnaecia (genus)" defined. There should probably only be one of those. What is the standard approach we are taking?

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050302 -35.208559
Altitude 593.0m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
4 Jan 2025 11:45 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Limnaecia (genus) Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 759m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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