Sighting 4544821
Scythrididae (family)
Flower/Tropical Longhorned Moth at The Pinnacle
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| Scythrididae (family) | donhe | 15 May 2025 | |
| Scythrididae (family) | ibaird | 14 May 2025 | |
| Ardozyga (genus) | donhe | 16 Jan 2024 | |
| Ardozyga hilara | donhe | 15 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 15 Jan 2024 |
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2 comments
15 Jan 2024
I'm not sure this is A. hilara. I don't see that the characteristic posterior white marking near the forewing tips is prominent enough or in the right position to be sure its A. hilara. I think it could equally be A. anthracina, for example.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.036038-35.255032
- Altitude 688.9m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2024 11:22 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Bursaria Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers AlisonMilton 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
5 / 7
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