Scoparia syntaracta

A Pyralid moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Scoparia syntaracta	29 Oct 2017	ibaird
	Scoparia syntaracta	25 Oct 2017	ibaird

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Atrtracted to MV light at night

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ibaird wrote:

26 Oct 2017

While there are a few images photographed from life online on the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) most are from east of Melbourne. However according to the ALA webpage for this species there are also two specimens collected in December 2013 in the southern ACT by the Australian Museum.(DR Britton)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113340 -35.259558
Altitude 602.9m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Oct 2017 08:33 PM Recorded on
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Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Scoparia syntaracta Scientific name
A Pyralid moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 660.89m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania