Sighting 4465302
Scieropepla polyxesta
Xyloryctidae at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Scieropepla polyxesta | ibaird | 26 Feb 2023 | |
| Scieropepla polyxesta | donhe | 19 Jan 2023 | |
| Gelechioidea (superfamily) | donhe | 17 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | SimoneC | 17 Jan 2023 |
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5 comments
18 Jan 2023
Assuming the dashed dark antemedial line is damage as it only appears on the left forewing, I do not see any plain white forewings on any of the images of 22 species in the BOLD Mesophleps webpage.
19 Jan 2023
Could be the species Scieropepla polyxesta except I see no other examples online with the three black markings at the 'shoulder'. However this example csalled 'Scieropepla (genus)' shows some errant black spots:
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/7e1c3c11-6fe3-4b92-b998-b3403cb9fc5d
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/7e1c3c11-6fe3-4b92-b998-b3403cb9fc5d
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051167-34.977833
- Altitude 567.1m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Jan 2023 05:54 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scieropepla polyxesta Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Scieropepla polyxesta Scientific name
- Xyloryctidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 938.5m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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