Sighting 4500957
A Xyloryctid moth at Sheldon, QLD
Identification history
| Xylorycta assimilis | 21 Jul 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Xylorycta assimilis | 20 Jul 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 19 Jul 2023 | PJH123 |
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User's notes
Xylorycta argentella (Walker, 1864)
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
19 Jul 2023
@PJH123 : There is a leg in the way in this photo. Did you observe a black or brown costal line near the base of the forewing?
PJH123
wrote:
20 Jul 2023
Ian, There appears to be a darker line above the leg and the head appears more yellow than the forewing
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
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Collections
Sheldon Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) PJH123 NatureMapr Xylorycta assimilis
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Xylorycta assimilis Scientific name
- A Xyloryctid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1691.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Xylorycta terenopis
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
- Description
- Additional attributes