Sighting 4353786
1 Pecan Stem Girdler at Red Hill, ACT
Identification history
| Maroga melanostigma | 30 Oct 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Maroga melanostigma | 30 Oct 2020 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 28 Oct 2020 | Ratcliffe |
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User's notes
Cossid moth larvae in trunk of live acacia baileyana
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
28 Oct 2020
Looks more like a Xyloryctid than a Cossid, maybe Maroga melanostigma. It would be good to rear a couple in captivity to see what the adult moth looks like.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.118272-35.331075
- Altitude 701.5m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2020 11:46 AM Recorded on
- Ratcliffe Recorded by
Additional information
- acacia Baileyana Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Maroga melanostigma Scientific name
- Pecan Stem Girdler Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 701.47m Recorded at altitude
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