Handmaiden Moth at Michelago, NSW
Identification history
| Amata (genus) | 31 Oct 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Amata (genus) | 31 Oct 2017 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unidentified | 29 Oct 2017 | Illilanga |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
30 Oct 2017
it is pretty close to Boisduval's drawings (1829) of a male Amata annulata, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/annul.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/annul.html
Illilanga
wrote:
30 Oct 2017
Thanks. Unfortunately this is the only photo I took. I have more recent tiger moth photos (with better detail) that I will post up as well. Very interesting that they are sexually dimorphic.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.154132-35.780502
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2015 07:28 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
Species information
- Amata (genus) Scientific name
- Handmaiden Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1425.71m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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