Sighting 4636803
Scieropepla typhicola
A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae at Melba, ACT
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| Scieropepla typhicola | ibaird | 19 Jan 2026 | |
| Scieropepla typhicola | WendyEM | 19 Jan 2026 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | kasiaaus | 11 Jan 2025 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | ibaird | 11 Jan 2025 | |
| Maroga melanostigma | donhe | 11 Jan 2025 | |
| Xyloryctidae (family) | kasiaaus | 10 Jan 2025 |
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4 comments
11 Jan 2025
I'm pretty confident the species is being regularly seem but not identified to species, see here: Sighting No. 4428980
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050299-35.208559
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2025 10:31 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scieropepla typhicola Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Scieropepla typhicola Scientific name
- A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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