Sighting 4657834
Scythris diatoma
A Gelechioid moth at Cotter River, ACT
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| Scythris diatoma | ibaird | 3 Apr 2025 | |
| Scythris diatoma | RAllen | 3 Apr 2025 |
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User's notes
sorry very poor shot of this tiny moth. only saw moth now while loading flower sightings.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.779831-35.566186
- Altitude 1655.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2025 11:59 AM Recorded on
- RAllen Recorded by
- craspedia variabilis Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Scythris diatoma
Species information
- Scythris diatoma Scientific name
- A Gelechioid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1655.46m Recorded at altitude
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