Sceliodes cordalis

Eggfruit Caterpillar, Poroporo Fruit Borer at Isaacs, ACT

Sceliodes cordalis at Isaacs, ACT - 12 Feb 2010

Sceliodes cordalis at Isaacs, ACT - 12 Feb 2010

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Identification history

	Sceliodes cordalis	2 Dec 2016	MichaelMulvaney
	Sceliodes cordalis	29 Nov 2016	RogerF
	Unidentified	17 Aug 2016	galah681

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2 comments

galah681 wrote:

18 Aug 2016

I thought this might be a mantidfly

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Dec 2016

The caterpillars of this moth will also bore into your tomatoes

see http://aciar.gov.au/files/mn-157/imp17.html

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108552 -35.360830
Places Isaacs, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Feb 2010 10:27 PM Recorded on
galah681 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) galah681

Species information

Sceliodes cordalis Scientific name
Eggfruit Caterpillar, Poroporo Fruit Borer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 816.96m Recorded at altitude
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