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Fairy moth
Nemophora sparsella
-37.9092, 145.312
Field Notes
Description:
A tiny moth (8mm long) with very long antennae and vivid metallic colours. Very busy burrowing around and feeding from small Leptospermum flowers.
Habitat:
Local nature reserve. Glenfern Valley Reserve.
Notes:
At last ! I've been trying to snap this little moth for a few years. They are so busy, so aware, and so small. Day flying flower feeder. Lifer. <br> Species ID from Ken Walker "There are two species down here: Nemophora topazias and N. sparsella. Nemophora topazias is a species from Acacia that seems to be more often seen in autumn. It can be separated from N. sparsella as it has a yellow basal spot on the forewing." <br>
family: ADELIDAE <br>
subfamily: ADELINAE <br>
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:46…
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PublishedOctober 18, 2015
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