Scirpophaga praelata
Rush Borer at suppressed
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| Scirpophaga praelata | ibaird | 6 Mar 2023 | |
| Scirpophaga praelata | donhe | 6 Mar 2023 | |
| Tipanaea patulella | donhe | 6 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 6 Mar 2023 |
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4 comments
6 Mar 2023
looks too dull for T. patutella. No plumes at head or prominent backward pointing antennae,
6 Mar 2023
Nothing like the other one you IDed as T Patutella. Defintiely no plumes at head and colour isn't the brilliant white of the other but more a very pale greeny yellow.
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scirpophaga praelata
Species information
- Scirpophaga praelata Scientific name
- Rush Borer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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