Sighting 4524401
Scythrididae (family)
Flower/Tropical Longhorned Moth at Undefined Area
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| Scythrididae (family) | ibaird | 21 Jul 2026 | |
| Scythrididae (family) | WendyEM | 21 Jul 2026 | |
| Unverified | SilkeSma | 6 Nov 2023 |
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Insect pollinator survey sighting
2 comments
21 Jul 2026
SCYTHRIDIDAE - I can see the pale band in the antennae, size and shape
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&taxon_id=124020
I presume these are pollinators
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&taxon_id=124020
I presume these are pollinators
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156410-35.276865
- Altitude 680.2m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 6 Nov 2023 04:24 PM Recorded on
- SilkeSma Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers SilkeSma NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Scythrididae (family)
Species information
- Scythrididae (family) Scientific name
- Flower/Tropical Longhorned Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1001m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Machaeretis orthosema Borkhausenia albipectinata Batrachedra hypoxutha
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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