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Tachystola stenoptera
A small multi-toned moth inspecting a stem gall on eucalyptus. Approximately 14mm long.
Open parkland at the limits of suburbia.
Oecophoridae family. Found in the ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The larvae live in a flattened silk case between tied dead leaves. They feed on dead leaves of Eucalyptus bicostata, Eucalyptus populnea, Eucalyptus melliodora and other Eucalyptus species I watched this activity for several minutes. The moth was intent on getting something into or from this stem gall... even though it had some small holes in it already. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Tachystola... superfamily: GELECHIOIDEA family: OECOPHORIDAE subfamily: OECOPHORINAE supertribe: Chezala group tribe: Chezala Subgroup 6 genus: Tachystola
Spotted on Dec 11, 2012
Submitted on Dec 12, 2012
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gall -probably Apiomopha
Moth - definitely Concealer Moth (Tachystola stenoptera) - Oecophoridae