Unnamed genus and species

4 A Timber moth (subfamily Xyloryctidae) at Aranda, ACT

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10 comments

donhe wrote:

   18 May 2018

Puzzling photos.
Wingspan?
Why are the legs up in the air?
Was it flying when you took it's portrait?

GlennCocking wrote:

   18 May 2018

I believe this is an undescribed Xyloryctinae moth that has been previously recorded on Black Mountain. Male specimen, female is generally white with a little of the same yellow and black.

JanetRussell wrote:

   19 May 2018

If you look closely (I don't know what resolution you see the photo) but it is using its front legs to hold onto a blade of Lomandra.

GlennCocking wrote:

   19 May 2018

Yes, I can see that. Did it appear to be hanging around the Lomandra generally? What time of day was it?

GlennCocking wrote:

   19 May 2018

I meant to ask, do you have a photo taken from above?

JanetRussell wrote:

   20 May 2018

I have added a photo taken from above. It stayed on the Lomandra for at least a few minutes which is why I was able to take several photos. According to the photo it was taken about 5 pm. It was pre CMN and I tried to identify it for ALA but I have difficulty remembering much else.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

   4 Jun 2018

We already had a name in place for this sighting, Xyloryctinae sp. I merged the two species successfully...
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/29761

JanetRussell wrote:

   5 Jun 2018

Michael, when I had a look the first two photos, they are of the same sighting at Aranda - should there only be one photo there? So two different sightings in all?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

   5 Jun 2018

Janet
Your sighting is fine. Just an Admin fix by me. We had the following sighting with the same ID of Xyloryctinae sp, but we had 2 entries of Xyloryctinae sp on the species list:
Xyloryctinae sp. (subfamily) (A concealer moth) on 12 Feb 2018

JanetRussell wrote:

   6 Jun 2018

Thanks Michael.

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.083328-35.257069
• Altitude 574.0m
• Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 29 Oct 2015 04:50 PM Recorded on
• JanetRussell Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JanetRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Lomandra sp Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Unnamed genus and species Scientific name
• A Timber moth (subfamily Xyloryctidae) Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 682.95m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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