Scythrididae (family)

Tropical Longhorned Moth at Mount Majura

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Identification history

Scythrididae (family)	31 Oct 2024	donhe
Scythrididae (family)	30 Oct 2024	WendyEM
Unverified	26 May 2024	JenniM

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This record has now been divided into 5 separate records, 1 for each moth: # 4573010, 4573016, 4573019, 4573022 and 4573024.

2 comments

donhe wrote:

26 May 2024

@JenniM: I think there are more than one species of moth in this photo. In CNM we try to make each sighting a photo of only one moth individual. Can you crop your photo into sections that each have only one moth please?

waltraud wrote:

29 May 2024

I would be interested in the plant - Jenni could you please post the photo again and record "plant / daisy" so that someone can identify the plant species.
The yellow colour of the flower is attractive to insects; I wonder whether it provides what it advertises? But attractors in themself are interesting, because they can be "meet and mate" places.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.169123 -35.229865
Altitude 656.0m
Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

5 Abundance
13 May 2024 12:51 PM Recorded on
JenniM Recorded by
Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) JenniM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Capeweed Associated plant
The same moth in a group Associated animal
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Scythrididae (family) Scientific name
Tropical Longhorned Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1001m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania