Sighting 4353786
Maroga melanostigma
1 Pecan Stem Girdler at Red Hill, ACT
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| Maroga melanostigma | ibaird | 30 Oct 2020 | |
| Maroga melanostigma | donhe | 30 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | Ratcliffe | 28 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
Cossid moth larvae in trunk of live acacia baileyana
3 comments
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.
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
- acacia Baileyana Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Ratcliffe Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maroga melanostigma
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
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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