Sighting 4696738
Phthorimaea operculella
Potato Tuber Worm at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Phthorimaea operculella | donhe | 16 Sep 2025 | |
| Phthorimaea operculella | ibaird | 15 Sep 2025 | |
| Gelechiidae (family) | DianneClarke | 14 Sep 2025 |
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Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- DianneClarke Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- DianneClarke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Phthorimaea operculella
Species information
- Phthorimaea operculella Scientific name
- Potato Tuber Worm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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