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Gelechioidea
A very small brown patterned insect about 6mm body. Antennae were about 3 times body length, held together, smooth?, tapered.
Resting on a shelter wall in a local nature reserve.
Maybe Lecithoceridae or Xyloryctidae ? http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Nov 29, 2013
Submitted on Nov 29, 2013
11 Comments
Sorry Hema.. I should have included the full antennae. Much longer than Plutella group.
something similar to Plutella porrectella
Thanks Nuwan and Jemma. I'll dig in on this one now.
Good Rethinking , Mark :)
Moth for sure! Lecithoceridae?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
The caddisfly I saw was no bigger than aa apple leafhopper and had a long proboscis. i do not see a proboscis on this one. Moth is a possibility.
I've has a rethink Jemma. The fringe on the back of the wings is something I can't verify on any caddis. Maybe a moth.
and also prominent were the bulging eyes. Your insect has those!
this is something i had Id'd as a caddisfly. What was notable were the spurs on the legs.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/402...
The last couple I found had quite longish poky mouth parts - not sure you would call it proboscis though. Water is around (small creeks) but not within 300 metres. Although the wind might have carried it.
does a caddisfly have a proboscis?
Is there a source of water near by?