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Tiniest timber moth
No more than 10 mm in length, I spotted this beautiful timber moth, genus Xylorycta, at the time resting deep within Leptospermum cordifolium (Proteaceae).
I learned that this genus can be found here in Australia and also in Africa and as their common name alludes, larvae bore in to branches of plants within Proteaceae.
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By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Oct 2, 2023. Captured Oct 1, 2023 08:20 in 48 Rowan Cres, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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