Agrotis munda

Brown Cutworm at Capital Hill, ACT

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Identification history

Agrotis munda	30 Oct 2019	donhe
Agrotis munda	29 Oct 2019	ibaird
Agrotis infusa	29 Oct 2019	roymcd
Unidentified	29 Oct 2019	roymcd

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For years I've admired the silver gulls hovering at Parliament House at this time of year, a beautiful sight, but never put two and two together to realise they were feasting on Bogongs. In reality this is an ecological massacre rather than a spectacle(!) Roughly 200-300 silver gulls I'd guess, maybe more. How many Bogongs can a gull eat in a night???

3 comments

ibaird wrote:

30 Oct 2019

They are certainly feeding on moths, I suggest. I may be corrected, but I think this one is Agrotis munda.

ibaird wrote:

30 Oct 2019

There is a good chance there are plenty of Bogongs at Parliament House at the moment - if only us moth watchers can beat the Silver Gulls to any that may be there!

roymcd wrote:

31 Oct 2019

Thanks everyone for the ID, those gulls have certainly hit the jackpot(!)

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