Sighting 4459130
1 Xyloryctidae at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Scieropepla polyxesta | 15 Dec 2022 | donhe | ||
| Xylorycta assimilis | 14 Dec 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Scieropepla polyxesta | 14 Dec 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Philobota group | 14 Dec 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Dec 2022 | ConBoekel |
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3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
14 Dec 2022
This seems to a difficult moth to photograph well in life. but see on iNaturalist eg.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111911206.
The dark two toned head (apparently jet black underneath) is clearly visible here and the labial palps with a dark base and white tips makes it difficult to see againas the stark white of the top of the head..There is a yellowish tinge sometimes visible to the trailing edge of the forewing.
Also on the ALA see: https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a31dd69a-4bd5-46a8-b74e-5add81c11b93
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111911206.
The dark two toned head (apparently jet black underneath) is clearly visible here and the labial palps with a dark base and white tips makes it difficult to see againas the stark white of the top of the head..There is a yellowish tinge sometimes visible to the trailing edge of the forewing.
Also on the ALA see: https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/a31dd69a-4bd5-46a8-b74e-5add81c11b93
ibaird
wrote:
14 Dec 2022
On second thoughts I'm not sure its easy to distinguish S. polyxesta from X. assimilis!
donhe
wrote:
15 Dec 2022
I think maybe the brownish fringes are more coloured in Scieropepla polyxesta, like this specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.110300-35.261237
- Altitude 625.6m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2022 02:35 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Scieropepla polyxesta Scientific name
- Xyloryctidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 938.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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