Sighting 4500957
Xylorycta assimilis
A Xyloryctid moth at Sheldon, QLD
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| Xylorycta assimilis | ibaird | 21 Jul 2023 | |
| Xylorycta assimilis | donhe | 20 Jul 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 19 Jul 2023 |
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User's notes
Xylorycta argentella (Walker, 1864)
4 comments
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?
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
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Sheldon Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) PJH123 NatureMapr Xylorycta assimilis
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
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location