1 Antheliid moth at Yarrangobilly, NSW
Identification history
| Pterolocera (genus) | 7 Mar 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Pterolocera (genus) | 7 Mar 2022 | donhe | ||
| Pterolocera leucocera | 6 Mar 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Mar 2022 | Willcath80 |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
7 Mar 2022
Several species do not look like this at
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=3395
but several do.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=3395
but several do.
Willcath80
wrote:
7 Mar 2022
I found this report of a caterpillar feeding on Xanthorrhoea: https://southernforestlife.net/happenings/2021/8/10/flies-know-me-by-my-face
ibaird
wrote:
7 Mar 2022
Thanks, that's interesting, I haven't seen a reference to Pterolocera feeding on Xanthorrhea until now.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.490672-35.725634
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Yarrangobilly, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Mar 2022 09:54 AM Recorded on
- Willcath80 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Willcath80
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Species information
- Pterolocera (genus) Scientific name
- Antheliid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1350.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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