Tipanaea patulella

A Crambid moth at Gungahlin, ACT

Tipanaea patulella at Gungahlin, ACT - 15 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
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Identification history

Tipanaea patulella 20 Aug 2017 ibaird
Tipanaea patulella 15 Aug 2017 Christine

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User's notes

Perhaps 12-15mm, very bright white. By the big dam at Mulligan's Flat NR. About a year later I saw a few more of these on the other side of the dam.

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Species information

  • Tipanaea patulella Scientific name
  • A Crambid moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 888m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Scirpophaga exsanguis
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