Sighting 4634958
Scieropepla reversella
A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) at Harrison, ACT
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| Scieropepla typhicola | WendyEM | 19 Feb 2026 | |
| Scieropepla reversella | ibaird | 4 Jan 2025 | |
| Scieropepla reversella | DPRees125 | 4 Jan 2025 |
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at light, side-ways this time
1 comment
19 Feb 2026
This specimen clearly shows the darker lower section pf the labial palps. Is this a feature of S. typhicola?
This image from the ALA suggests it may be but I'm not sure its definitive.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cfb97b8c-58fb-4961-92e3-27ab43c47057#gallery
For severalthe formerly identified records of S. reversella to be re-classofied as S. typhicola than I believe the darker section of the palps should be acceptable for S, typhicola but I'm finding it difficult to see this feature on the BOLD set specimens of S. typhicola.
This image from the ALA suggests it may be but I'm not sure its definitive.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cfb97b8c-58fb-4961-92e3-27ab43c47057#gallery
For severalthe formerly identified records of S. reversella to be re-classofied as S. typhicola than I believe the darker section of the palps should be acceptable for S, typhicola but I'm finding it difficult to see this feature on the BOLD set specimens of S. typhicola.
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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