2 A Crambid moth (Scopariinae at Thredbo, NSW
Identification history
| Scoparia plagotis | 4 Mar 2025 | donhe | ||
| Scoparia ochrophara | 2 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Scoparia plagotis | 2 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Scoparia (genus) | 2 Mar 2025 | Pirom |
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Significant sighting
ibaird noted:
4 Mar 2025
Online S. plagotis is only recorded as occurring in Tasmania and southern Victoria. BOLD only has Scoparia plagiotis specimens from Tasmania. This record, if correctly identified this may be a record confirming an extension of known range into high altitude NSW.
User's notes
Scoparia plagiotis? Light attracted individual. Appeared abundant in low riverside scrub.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
2 Mar 2025
Yes, I think you may be correct. Although S. ochrophara is very similar looking. Both occur (according to iNaturalist) in Tasmania and southern Victoria, but S. ochrophara has been recorded before in this regioi\n, BOLD only has S, plagiotis specimens from Tasmania.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.305467-36.505967
- Altitude 1406.6m
- Maps Kosciuszko National Park
- Places Thredbo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2025 09:02 PM Recorded on
- Pirom Recorded by
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Collections
Pirom NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Significant
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Scoparia plagotis Scientific name
- A Crambid moth (Scopariinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1406.65m Recorded at altitude
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