Sighting 4550795
Phthorimaea operculella
1 Potato Tuber Worm at Turner, ACT
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| Phthorimaea operculella | ibaird | 15 Feb 2024 | |
| Phthorimaea operculella | donhe | 15 Feb 2024 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | donhe | 5 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 5 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
Attracted to light.
5 comments
15 Feb 2024
A newly recognized species for NatureMapr's Canberra and Southern Tablelands region.
15 Feb 2024
The second species of potato-related moth at this location. Adjoining householders grow back yard plots of potatoes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.117338-35.269002
- Places Turner, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2024 09:19 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phthorimaea operculella Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Phthorimaea operculella Scientific name
- Potato Tuber Worm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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