Sighting 4646164
Pyroderces rileyi
Pink Scavenger Caterpillar Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Anatrachyntis badia | donhe | 16 Feb 2025 | |
| Pyroderces (genus) | donhe | 16 Feb 2025 | |
| Pyroderces rileyi | ibaird | 15 Feb 2025 | |
| Pyroderces rileyi | kasiaaus | 15 Feb 2025 |
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User's notes
About 5mm
3 comments
15 Feb 2025
AFD semms to recognise P. rileyi , but not P.badja, I wouldnt be able to distinguish them based on what I see online (Google search) iNaturalist seems to prefer Anatrachyntis rileyi for the Pink Scavenger Caterpillar Moth. AFD says Anatrachyntis is asynonym for Pyroderces (genus)
16 Feb 2025
On BOLD: P. rileyi, unlike P. badia and this specimen, seems to have more complex black markings near the forewing margin/wingtip.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050279-35.208578
- Altitude 593.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Feb 2025 10:20 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Pyroderces rileyi
Species information
- Pyroderces rileyi Scientific name
- Pink Scavenger Caterpillar Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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6 / 7
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