Scatochresis episema
A scat moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Scatochresis episema | donhe | 31 Mar 2019 | |
| Scatochresis episema | ibaird | 31 Mar 2019 |
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Attracted to Actinic UV light at night.
3 comments
31 Mar 2019
According to LBH this moth has been recorded feeding on the dung of koalas. The moth larvea feed on and pupate inside the dung itself.
1 Apr 2019
No I don't think so. Plenty of Brush-tailed Possums though. Nearest Koala is probably in captivity at the National Zoo and Aquarium several kilometres away at Scrivener Dam. There are no records of koalas on CNM in North Canberra suburbs or the adjacent nature reserves. They have been recorded in Namadgi National Park to the south of Canberra and once to the east at Kowen Escarpment (1992). Quite rare in the wild in the ACT I would say. Is this species restricted to koala scats?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113352-35.259518
- Altitude 600.2m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2019 09:21 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scatochresis episema Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Scatochresis episema Scientific name
- A scat moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 601.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Eulechria episema
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