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Clogmia albipunctata
The wing span of the smaller moth cannot be more than three or four millimetre. Paddle shaped wings. Very stocky body
On a light at night beside woodlands
I have not identified either of these moths yet. Australia has ten thousand moths or is it thirty thousand? Most of them have not been identified but I believe the larger moth is a common one and a little research will find it out. The only problem I can see with the last identification is that we often call things by different names in Australia or they look the same but are not. I will go with that for now though. Thank you!
Jakubko. In the original image there are three moths and two may be the same species as the larger larger. Thanks for the info, well on my way!
Interesting! The smaller moth-looking insect is actually a fly in the family Psychodidae, which are moth-flies. They are taxonomically unrelated to moths and are placed in the order Diptera (flies) instead of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). I was confused the first time I saw these too! They're pretty interesting! As for the larger moth, it looks like it could be a Crambidae, Crambinae, a possible Crambini.
Spotted on Feb 21, 2013
Submitted on Feb 21, 2013
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