Wattle Goat Moth at Tura Beach, NSW
Identification history
| Endoxyla encalypti | 13 Mar 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Feb 2019 | Steff |
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User's notes
I found this moth in the high tide line on Tura Beach. It was wet and sandy and hung onto my shirt for about 30 mins until I put it onto a tree branch. I'd love to know what kind of moth it is.
2 comments
libbyh
wrote:
23 Feb 2019
Well done steff for your first sighting which is a wonderful moth! Lizzie and I think it might be a female as its antennae are thin and singular, but can't help you identify it.
PaulWhitington
wrote:
23 Feb 2019
I’m confident this is a Wattle Goat Moth - genus Endoxyla. However there are several species in this genus and one other - Endoxyla donovani - has been sighted in the Atlas region. So I’m leaving it to Glenn to make a definite call of the species. The larvae of these moths bore into the trunks of various species of wattles.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.936052-36.861317
- Places Tura Beach, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2019 09:43 AM Recorded on
- Steff Recorded by
Species information
- Endoxyla encalypti Scientific name
- Wattle Goat Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 912.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Xyleutes encalypti
