Xylorycta assimilis

A Xyloryctid moth at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.029565-35.238159
• Altitude 606.2m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 27 Dec 2022 07:36 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Attracted to UV light Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

• Xylorycta assimilis Scientific name
• A Xyloryctid moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1691.5m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Xylorycta terenopis

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