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Sighting 4560260

Stegommata leptomitella

1 Hakea Leaf-Miner at suppressed

Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
Stegommata leptomitella at suppressed - suppressed
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Identification history

Stegommata leptomitella 11 May 2025 ibaird
Stegommata leptomitella 11 May 2025 WendyEM
Opostega (genus) 26 Mar 2024 CathB
Epicephala (genus) 15 Mar 2024 donhe
Gracillariidae (family) 15 Mar 2024 donhe
Unverified 14 Mar 2024 CathB

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See also sighting 4562585 for similar moth

7 comments

DianneClarke wrote:
   15 Mar 2024
Epicephala?
donhe wrote:
   15 Mar 2024
Of the 26 species of Epicephala illustrated on BOLD : 18 appear to have multiple brown carets on off-white wings, just as this sighting has.
donhe wrote:
   15 Mar 2024
Erechthias citrinopa ?
DianneClarke wrote:
   15 Mar 2024
No, I don't think so - wrong shape and patterns cw the ones I have recorded
CathB wrote:
   26 Mar 2024
I have added an extra enlargement that shows the head, with what look like eye caps, a bit more clearly. Although the markings are quite different, this moth was very similar to the one in sighting 4562585 in size, shape and posture.
WendyEM wrote:
   11 May 2025
Stegommata leptomitella
https://bench.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=271617
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/79137188
https://inaturalist.nz/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=410203&place_id=6803&preferred_place_id=6803
ibaird wrote:
   11 May 2025
A first sighting of this species for Natauremapr and NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region. Excellent photos.

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