Leistarcha tenuistria

A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.029516-35.238207
• Altitude 568.9m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Jan 2022 06:50 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

• Leistarcha tenuistria Scientific name
• A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 568.9m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning

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