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Moths (Lepidoptera)
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Sighting 4535055

Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis

A Sedge Moth at Stanley, VIC

Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis at Stanley, VIC - 10 Dec 2023 10:58 AM
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis at Stanley, VIC - 10 Dec 2023 10:58 AM
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Identification history

Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis 19 Jan 2025 WendyEM
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis 18 Jan 2025 MichaelBedingfield
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis DUPL 13 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon
Unverified 11 Dec 2023 KylieWaldon

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In amongst all the Blackberries, there were occasional small plants of the native raspberry, so I took some photos - not realising that on almost every flower there were these moths around the bottom drinking away! Never seen anything on this plant except bees before. Will have to keep my eyes better peeled.

5 comments

WendyEM wrote:
   18 Jan 2025
Lovely images & sighting Kylie. You actually have 2 species of Glyphipterix in these photos. The moth in your 1st photo is indeed G. chrysoplanetis. It is also the middle moth in 2nd photo (yellow big marks) but the others are another species. Please create another record using the 3rd shot above as the primary shot plus 2nd and 4th. Delete 3rd & 4th images from this record.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   18 Jan 2025
I agree with Wendy
KylieWaldon wrote:
   19 Jan 2025
Ohhh.. I just thought it was a male female thing the differences! will fix. Kylie :)
KylieWaldon wrote:
   19 Jan 2025
I broke them away. This is the link to the new page : Glyphipterix phosphora (A sedge moth)
donhe wrote:
   19 Jan 2025
Your second photo still has two different species on it. Better to crop your photos so there is only one individual moth in each photo.

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  • native raspberry Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Insect on a flower

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