Scoparia anthracomochla
1 A Crambid moth (Scopariinae at Melba, ACT
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| Scoparia anthracomochla | ibaird | 19 Jun 2025 | ||
| Scoparia anthracomochla | WendyEM | 18 Jun 2025 | ||
| Scoparia oxygona | ibaird | 30 Jun 2022 | ||
| Hednota pedionoma | GlennCocking | 2 Jun 2022 | ||
| Scoparia (genus) | donhe | 1 May 2022 | ||
| Achyra affinitalis | kasiaaus | 19 Apr 2021 |
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Significant sighting
ibaird noted:
19 Jun 2025
Scoparia anthracomochla https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=449731 above moth is a very good fit with the 3 moths on that page (from NSW) this is very annoying as this name does not occur on AFD, ALA or the 'Checklist' (Mon. Aus. Lep. Vol.4) Google AI said it is also known as S. ochrophara which is not on BOLD and the online examples on ALA are different to above.
8 comments
30 Apr 2022
I don't think this looks like Scoparia oxygona but I can't find a match. Sighting 4378988 looks the same.
1 May 2022
The main pattern looks good, but the alternating dark and pale patches along the costa and hind margin of S. oxygona are missing in this specimen.
30 Jun 2022
I thought it was one of the forms of H. pedionoma, but it doesn't have any sign of the white spot that seems to be in all H. pedinoma one way or another. Perhaps Katarina was right in the first place, but the palpi look to long for Achyra.
18 Jun 2025
Scoparia anthracomochla
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=449731
above moth is a very good fit with the 3 moths on that page (from NSW)
this is very annoying as this name does not occur on AFD, ALA or the 'Checklist' (Mon. Aus. Lep. Vol.4) Google AI said it is also known as S. ochrophara which is not on BOLD and the online examples on ALA are different to above.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=449731
above moth is a very good fit with the 3 moths on that page (from NSW)
this is very annoying as this name does not occur on AFD, ALA or the 'Checklist' (Mon. Aus. Lep. Vol.4) Google AI said it is also known as S. ochrophara which is not on BOLD and the online examples on ALA are different to above.
19 Jun 2025
Mm,, well spotted WendyEm. It's uncertain as to this moth's status. Good match to the Bold HoBern images thpugh,
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049917-35.208283
- Altitude 541.5m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2021 06:42 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Significant Featured Scoparia anthracomochla
Species information
- Scoparia anthracomochla Scientific name
- A Crambid moth (Scopariinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 541.5m Recorded at altitude
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