Maroga melanostigma

1 Pecan Stem Girdler at Red Hill, ACT

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Identification history

Maroga melanostigma	30 Oct 2020	ibaird
Maroga melanostigma	30 Oct 2020	donhe
Unidentified	28 Oct 2020	Ratcliffe

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Cossid moth larvae in trunk of live acacia baileyana

3 comments

donhe wrote:

28 Oct 2020

Looks more like a Xyloryctid than a Cossid, maybe Maroga melanostigma. It would be good to rear a couple in captivity to see what the adult moth looks like.

Ratcliffe wrote:

29 Oct 2020

Thanks for this info. Next time I will try and rear them

ibaird wrote:

30 Oct 2020

A nice record neatly illustrating and justifying the moth's common name.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.118272 -35.331075
Altitude 701.5m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Red Hill, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
4 Oct 2020 11:46 AM Recorded on
Ratcliffe Recorded by
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Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Ratcliffe Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

acacia Baileyana Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Maroga melanostigma Scientific name
Pecan Stem Girdler Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 701.47m Recorded at altitude
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