Sighting 4590229
Plectophila pyrgodes
A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae) at Sheldon, QLD
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| Plectophila pyrgodes | ibaird | 5 Sep 2024 | |
| Plectophila pyrgodes | donhe | 2 Sep 2024 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 2 Sep 2024 |
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Plectophila pyrgodes Turner, 1898
2 comments
5 Sep 2024
Seems to match Plectophila pyrgodes on the ALA but not the photo of the species on Lepidoptera Burtterfly House.
5 Sep 2024
The Cock's image at the top of Lepidoptera Burtterfly House site is an unnamed species noted on BOLD as ANIC8
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=365425
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=365425
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Sheldon Insects Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) PJH123 NatureMapr Plectophila pyrgodes
Species information
- Plectophila pyrgodes Scientific name
- A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- GPS evidence of location