Sighting 4383668
A Timber moth (subfamily Xyloryctidae) at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Unnamed genus and species | 5 Jun 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unnamed genus and species | 1 Jun 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Jun 2021 | Bron |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
9 comments
ibaird
wrote:
1 Jun 2021
Consistent with this species having jet black hindwings with white margins. See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/5170843791/
GlennCocking
wrote:
3 Jun 2021
The moth has been recorded in other places, but mostly ACT. What we need now is an equally quality record of the male (two on CNM) which apparently is diurnal.
Bron
wrote:
3 Jun 2021
I didn't realise they were the same moth! We'll have to go on expeditions in Oct and Nov to various bush settings - does it have a habitat preference that you know?
ibaird
wrote:
3 Jun 2021
Both the male and the female show the reddish coloured segments at the base of the abdomen.
GlennCocking
wrote:
3 Jun 2021
It's been associated with Lomandra in the afternoon, see comments 3398360
Bron
wrote:
3 Jun 2021
Odd that it's upsidedown... the male is black and diurnal, the female white and nocturnal. I wonder how they hide and when they meet :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052978-35.208827
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Nov 2020 11:44 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
-
Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
