A Fairy Moth at Rosedale, NSW
Identification history
| Nemophora laurella | 8 Jul 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Nemophora laurella | 3 Jul 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Nemophora (genus) | 3 Jul 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Nemophora topazias | 3 Jul 2026 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
3 Jul 2026
Nemophora topazias
It does look very like this one https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/377597381
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=492243
except that it appears AFD does not recognise this name ?
It turns out AFD lists Nemophora topazias as a synonym for Nemophora laurella
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f2bf3b3a-145c-4400-af18-420fc5e93aed#names
It does look very like this one https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/377597381
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=492243
except that it appears AFD does not recognise this name ?
It turns out AFD lists Nemophora topazias as a synonym for Nemophora laurella
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f2bf3b3a-145c-4400-af18-420fc5e93aed#names
Location information
- Coordinates 150.221877-35.812216
- Places Rosedale, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 May 2026 08:14 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
jb2602 NatureMapr Latest Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Nemophora laurella Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Nemophora laurella Scientific name
- A Fairy Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 600.94m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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