Scirpophaga praelata

Rush Borer at suppressed

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Identification history

Scirpophaga praelata	6 Mar 2023	ibaird
Scirpophaga praelata	6 Mar 2023	donhe
Tipanaea patulella	6 Mar 2023	donhe
Unidentified	6 Mar 2023	arjay

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:

6 Mar 2023

looks too dull for T. patutella. No plumes at head or prominent backward pointing antennae,

donhe wrote:

6 Mar 2023

Scirpophaga praelata ?

ibaird wrote:

6 Mar 2023

Scircophaga (genus) looks more likely to me.

arjay wrote:

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.

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Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
5 Mar 2023 01:14 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Scirpophaga praelata Scientific name
Rush Borer Common name
Not Sensitive
Cosmopolitan
Non-Invasive
Machine learning
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