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| Scieropepla (genus) | ibaird | 17 Feb 2026 | |
| Scieropepla typhicola | WendyEM | 14 Feb 2026 | |
| Scieropepla reversella | ibaird | 4 Feb 2026 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 4 Feb 2026 |
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4 comments
14 Feb 2026
Scieropepla reversella has plain white wings
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329678
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=329678
17 Feb 2026
I suggested Scieropepla reversella because of the darker base to the palps and the streaky markings on the forewings
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=NSWHM1869-11
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/458fcae2-29ea-4af2-ad32-5c8e7756fc1d
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/xylo/reversella.html
Can't sreally ee the dark base to the palps in this iNaturalist (NZ) image.
https://inaturalist.nz/taxa/396887-Scieropepla-typhicola/browse_photos
Not sure S. typihicola has this short darker mark on the basal section of the palps, as Con Boekel's local Scieropepla genus images seem to show.
Might be safer not to allocate a species at this stage,
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=NSWHM1869-11
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/458fcae2-29ea-4af2-ad32-5c8e7756fc1d
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/xylo/reversella.html
Can't sreally ee the dark base to the palps in this iNaturalist (NZ) image.
https://inaturalist.nz/taxa/396887-Scieropepla-typhicola/browse_photos
Not sure S. typihicola has this short darker mark on the basal section of the palps, as Con Boekel's local Scieropepla genus images seem to show.
Might be safer not to allocate a species at this stage,
19 Feb 2026
The BOLD (Hobern) specimen is all white (not pink with flecks) as is the pinned specimen on Don's site. On BOLD all specimens of Scieropepla reversella are white or worn (the shiny white scales have worn off).
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=329678
What about Scieropepla typhicola
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=329677
I suggest many of the NM specimens ID'ed as S. reversella are Scieropepla typhicola including the one used on Don's site. S. typhicola has dark base to palps too. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/258350512
Above moth MAY be S. typhicola or something else, but I don't think it is S. reversella. Perhaps Scieropepla (genus) is the best we can do.
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=329678
What about Scieropepla typhicola
http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=329677
I suggest many of the NM specimens ID'ed as S. reversella are Scieropepla typhicola including the one used on Don's site. S. typhicola has dark base to palps too. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/258350512
Above moth MAY be S. typhicola or something else, but I don't think it is S. reversella. Perhaps Scieropepla (genus) is the best we can do.
20 Feb 2026
To complicate matters this side-on set specimen of S. reversella seems to have a dark base, but I'm not sure other examples on BOLD Hobern show this feature.
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=NSWHM1869-11
I'v always thought we need a Scieropepla (genus) category for doubtful
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=NSWHM1869-11
I'v always thought we need a Scieropepla (genus) category for doubtful
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