Scythris diatoma

A Gelechioid moth at Cotter River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.779831-35.566186
• Altitude 1655.5m
• Maps Namadgi National Park
• Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 14 Mar 2025 11:59 AM Recorded on
• RAllen Recorded by

• Collections

  RAllen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

• craspedia variabilis Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

• Scythris diatoma Scientific name
• A Gelechioid moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1655.46m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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