Plectophila pyrgodes

A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae) at Sheldon, QLD

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Identification history

Plectophila pyrgodes	5 Sep 2024	ibaird
Plectophila pyrgodes	2 Sep 2024	donhe
Unidentified	2 Sep 2024	PJH123

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Plectophila pyrgodes Turner, 1898

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ibaird wrote:

5 Sep 2024

Seems to match Plectophila pyrgodes on the ALA but not the photo of the species on Lepidoptera Burtterfly House.

PJH123 wrote:

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

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Location information

Places Sheldon, QLD

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
8 Mar 2024 09:23 PM Recorded on
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Sheldon

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Plectophila pyrgodes Scientific name
A Xyloryctid moth (Xyloryctidae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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