Maroga melanostigma

Pecan Stem Girdler at Bruce, ACT

Maroga melanostigma at Bruce, ACT - 23 Dec 2016
Maroga melanostigma at Bruce, ACT - 23 Dec 2016
Maroga melanostigma at Bruce, ACT - 23 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Maroga melanostigma 11 Jan 2017 GlennCocking
Maroga melanostigma 23 Dec 2016 ibaird
Unidentified 23 Dec 2016 ibaird

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Originally found on Acacia sp. Later flushed to alight on Lomandra (?) sp, I suggest this is Moroga melanostigma (fruit tree borer), a widespread Australian native species, which would place it in the subfamily Xylorictinae (see Common IFB (1990) 'Moths of Australia' pp. 229-30 and No 5, Plate 6).

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