Sighting 4633504
Scieropepla reversella
A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) at Harrison, ACT
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| Scieropepla typhicola | WendyEM | 19 Feb 2026 | |
| Scieropepla reversella | ibaird | 31 Dec 2024 | |
| Scieropepla reversella | DPRees125 | 31 Dec 2024 |
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at light
4 comments
31 Dec 2024
I suspect you are correct, but an image from the side helps with Scieropepla genus.
31 Dec 2024
Thats what I have, and a decent image at that, they were being pestered by pestulent nectar scarabs by the thousand...
Location information
- Places Harrison, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scieropepla reversella Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Scieropepla reversella Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 619.7m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location