Sighting 4418233
A Gelechioid moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Xylorycta luteotactella | 13 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Xylorycta luteotactella | 13 Jan 2022 | ibaird |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
13 Jan 2022
I am suggesting X. luteotactella because the moth has white-tipped palps, a distinct fringe to the forewing hind margin and (in the 1st image) a hint of orange colouraton there which is consistient with other examples of the species online.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.113288-35.259587
- Altitude 600.1m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2022 10:15 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Xylorycta luteotactella Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- 600.1m to 651.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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