Oxythecta acceptella
Scat Moth at Conder, ACT
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| Oxythecta acceptella | GlennCocking | 11 Nov 2017 | |
| Oxythecta acceptella | ibaird | 8 Nov 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 8 Nov 2017 |
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In Rob Roy Reserve, in the hills to the east of Conder.
1 comment
9 Nov 2017
This concealer moth, the Scat Moth, is remarkable because its caterpillars feed on the droppings of various marsupials such as wombats and wallabies that feed on grasses and herbaceous plants.I note though, that this specimen lacks a black spot on the thorax/forewing at the base, unlike the photo of the species featured on the Lepidoptera Butterfly House website, but like several photos of specimens of O. acceptella on the ALA webpage for the species. Is it sexually dimorphic?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.119678-35.466094
- Altitude 789.4m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2017 06:48 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Galium gaudichaudii Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Oxythecta acceptella Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oxythecta acceptella Scientific name
- Scat Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1286.66m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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