Antasia flavicapitata

Yellow-headed Heath Moth (Oenochrominae) at Gungahlin, ACT

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Identification history

Antasia flavicapitata	3 Sep 2017	ibaird
Antasia flavicapitata	3 Sep 2017	ibaird
Unverified	3 Sep 2017	AlisonMilton

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ibaird wrote:

4 Sep 2017

While there are no images available for this species on the Atlas of Living Australia, Moths of Victoria Vol. 4 has a good image (see p. 20,No 16). The digital photograph of the species from the Moths of Victoria CD (G.Lyell) is reproduced on the website page for the species on the Lepidoptera.Butterflyhouse website Moths of Victoria gives the distribution of the species as including the ACT citing the ANIC as the authority. Moths of Victoria also gives a graph showing this species is typically 'on the wing' from September onwards, which fits this observation neatly.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.163662 -35.165493
Altitude 665.0m
Maps Mulligans Flat
Places Gungahlin, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
3 Sep 2017 10:28 AM Recorded on
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Species information

Antasia flavicapitata Scientific name
Yellow-headed Heath Moth (Oenochrominae) Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1503.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania