Scieropepla reversella

A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) at suppressed

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Identification history

Scieropepla typhicola	19 Feb 2026	WendyEM
Scieropepla reversella	4 Jan 2025	ibaird
Scieropepla reversella	4 Jan 2025	DPRees125

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at light, side-ways this time

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ibaird wrote:

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.

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At least 1 Abundance
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DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Scieropepla reversella

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5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Scieropepla reversella Scientific name
A Gelechioid moth (Xyloryctidae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 617.1m Recorded at altitude
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