Gelechioidea (superfamily)

Unidentified Gelechioid moth at Bolivia, NSW

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Identification history

Gelechioidea (superfamily)	10 Jun 2025	ibaird
Gelechioidea (superfamily)	8 Jun 2025	donhe
Lichenaula (genus)	8 Jun 2025	WendyEM
Barea (genus)	13 Apr 2025	donhe
Unverified	13 Apr 2025	PJH123

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6 comments

ibaird wrote:

13 Apr 2025

Barea anerasta?

PJH123 wrote:

13 Apr 2025

Bad image but I don't think so

WendyEM wrote:

29 Apr 2025

This moth does not strike me as a Barea sp.

donhe wrote:

29 Apr 2025

Philobota baryptera ?

WendyEM wrote:

8 Jun 2025

in the vicinity of
Lichenaula appropinquans
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=524788

ibaird wrote:

8 Jun 2025

A difficulty is the head and palps are out of focus.
iNaturalist's AI suggeests Barea (genus) with B. eucapnodes as its first suggestion:-
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/602540-Barea-eucapnodes?photo_id=115172636

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Location information

Places Bolivia, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
PJH123 Recorded by
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Deepwater PJH123 NatureMapr New England Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Gelechioidea (superfamily) Scientific name
Unidentified Gelechioid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 917.96m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania