Sighting 4718237
Scieropepla typhicola
1 A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae at Higgins, ACT
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| Scieropepla typhicola | ibaird | 14 Jan 2026 | |
| Scieropepla typhicola | WendyEM | 13 Jan 2026 | |
| Oecophoridae (family) | DianneClarke | 13 Jan 2026 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 13 Jan 2026 |
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2 comments
13 Jan 2026
Scieropepla typhicola
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=396887
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329677
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cfb97b8c-58fb-4961-92e3-27ab43c47057#gallery
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=396887
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329677
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cfb97b8c-58fb-4961-92e3-27ab43c47057#gallery
14 Jan 2026
Yes, well spotted WendyEM.
A new species sighting for NatureMapr and te Canberra and the Southern Tablelands region.
A new species sighting for NatureMapr and te Canberra and the Southern Tablelands region.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029563-35.238148
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2026 02:56 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Scieropepla typhicola Featured 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
3 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description