Handmaiden Moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Amata (genus) | 6 Jan 2017 | GlennCocking | ||
| Amata (genus) | 29 Dec 2016 | ibaird |
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User's notes
On flowering Kunzea ericoides.
4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
7 Jan 2017
Glenn. Any ideas re what the species might be- or is that not feasible? I can see there a lot of similar looking spp.
ibaird
wrote:
7 Jan 2017
Glenn. Any ideas re what the species might be- or is that not feasible? I can see there a lot of similar looking spp.
ibaird
wrote:
8 Jan 2017
Yes, agreed. My moth seems to have one less yellow stripe on its abdomen than attributed A trigonophoras I've seen online!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108503-35.255540
- Altitude 624.1m
- Maps Bruce Ridge
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2016 01:52 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Collections
ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amata (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Amata (genus) Scientific name
- Handmaiden Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1425.71m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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