A Pyralid moth at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Spectrotrota fimbrialis | 1 Feb 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Spectrotrota fimbrialis | 1 Feb 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Feb 2021 | kasiaaus |
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3 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
1 Feb 2021
I thought the white bit on its head would make it something different. It seems to be unusual.
ibaird
wrote:
1 Feb 2021
Yes, though I found nothing to suggest on Bold Systems that there is another form including a white band. Maybe this moth is suffering from an attack by a parasite or fungus?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049812-35.208658
- Altitude 567.0m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 21 Jan 2021 12:58 AM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Spectrotrota fimbrialis Scientific name
- A Pyralid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 774.1m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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