Sighting 4548461
Symmetrischema tangolias
2 Andean Potato Tuber Moth at Turner, ACT
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| Symmetrischema tangolias | ibaird | 30 Jan 2024 | |
| Symmetrischema tangolias | donhe | 30 Jan 2024 | |
| Barea (genus) | donhe | 27 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 27 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
Attracted to light.
5 comments
30 Jan 2024
A moth native the Americas introduced to Australia and a pest on cultivated potatoes.
A new species for NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region.
Excellent photos.
A new species for NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region.
Excellent photos.
Location information
- Places Turner, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Symmetrischema tangolias
Species information
- Symmetrischema tangolias Scientific name
- Andean Potato Tuber Moth Common name
- Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 624.76m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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