Epicoma (genus)

Unidentified Prominent moth at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Epicoma (genus) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Epicoma (genus) 27 Feb 2018 donhe
Epicoma (genus) 26 Feb 2018 ibaird
Unidentified 26 Feb 2018 galah681

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This moth was flying rapidly and beating its wings even faster. Impossible to get a focussed photo!

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ibaird wrote:
   27 Feb 2018
Possibly E. contristis I suppose, but there are several similar looking species.

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Nearby sightings

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Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 12 Jan 2017 by galah681
Delta bicinctum (Potter wasp) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 12 Jan 2017 by galah681
Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 12 Jan 2017 by galah681
Neorrhina punctata (Spotted flower chafer) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 4 Jan 2017 by AndyRussell
Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 3 Jan 2017 by JanetRussell
Anoplognathus brunnipennis (Green-tailed Christmas beetle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 3 Jan 2017 by AndyRussell
Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 3 Jan 2017 by JanetRussell
Cymbopogon refractus (Barbed-wire Grass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 3 Jan 2017 by AndyRussell
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 3 Jan 2017 by AndyRussell
Rutilia sp. (genus) (A Rutilia bristle fly, subgenus unknown) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 22 Dec 2016 by galah681
Phyllotocus rufipennis (Nectar scarab) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 1 Dec 2016 by AndyRussell
Pimelea treyvaudii (Grey Riceflower) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 30 Nov 2016 by AndyRussell
Thelionema caespitosum (Tufted Blue Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 30 Nov 2016 by AndyRussell
Allocasuarina nana (Dwarf She-oak) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 27 Nov 2016 by AndyRussell
Isolepis marginata (Coarse Club-Sedge) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 10 Nov 2016 by galah681
Belenois java (Caper White) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Calytrix tetragona (Common Fringe-myrtle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Pomaderris eriocephala (Woolly-head Pomaderris) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Mirbelia oxylobioides (Mountain Mirbelia) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Daviesia mimosoides (Bitter Pea) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Brachyscome spathulata (Coarse Daisy, Spoon-leaved Daisy) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Leucochrysum albicans (Hoary Sunray) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 20 Oct 2016 by galah681
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 12 Oct 2016 by JanetRussell
Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 22 Sep 2016 by AndyRussell
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 21 Sep 2016 by AndyRussell
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 15 Sep 2016 by galah681
Acacia dawsonii (Dawson's Wattle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 15 Sep 2016 by galah681
Acacia dawsonii (Dawson's Wattle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 15 Sep 2016 by galah681
Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 18 Aug 2016 by galah681
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 30 Jul 2016 by AndyRussell
Laccaria sp. (Laccaria) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 30 Jul 2016 by AndyRussell
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 30 Jul 2016 by AndyRussell
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 30 Jul 2016 by AndyRussell
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 14 Jul 2016 by AndyRussell
Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 4 Jul 2016 by AndyRussell
Coronidium gunnianum (Gunn's Everlasting) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 19 May 2016 by galah681
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 11 Feb 2016 by galah681
Acacia penninervis var. penninervis (Hickory Wattle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 11 Feb 2016 by galah681
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 11 Feb 2016 by galah681
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 6 Jan 2016 by JanetRussell
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Carex fascicularis (Tassel Sedge) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Rutidosis leptorhynchoides (Button Wrinklewort) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana (Snowgrass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Calotis glandulosa (Mauve Burr-daisy) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Dianella tasmanica (Tasman Flax Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Nodding Chocolate Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia (Rock Fern) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (Hop Bush) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Nodding Chocolate Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Poa labillardierei (Common Tussock Grass, River Tussock Grass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 16 Dec 2015 by galah681
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 7 Dec 2015 by JanetRussell
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 2 Dec 2015 by galah681
Stylidium graminifolium (Grass Triggerplant) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 2 Dec 2015 by galah681
Velleia paradoxa (Spur Velleia) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 2 Dec 2015 by galah681
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 2 Dec 2015 by galah681
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 2 Dec 2015 by galah681
Cullen microcephalum (Dusky Scurf-pea) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 2 Dec 2015 by galah681
Caesia calliantha (Blue Grass-lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 29 Nov 2015 by galah681
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 17 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 17 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 17 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 17 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Clematis aristata (Mountain Clematis) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 9 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia (Rock Fern) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 9 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 9 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 9 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Acacia gunnii (Ploughshare Wattle) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 9 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Dichondra repens (Kidney Weed) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2015 by JanetRussell
Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Acaena novae-zelandiae (Bidgee Widgee) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Lomatia myricoides (River Lomatia) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 8 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 7 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Cynoglossum australe (Australian Forget-me-not) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 7 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 7 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Grevillea diminuta at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 7 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Tasmannia lanceolata (Mountain Pepper) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 7 Nov 2015 by AndyRussell
Eucalyptus rossii (Inland Scribbly Gum) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Veronica perfoliata (Digger's Speedwell) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Brachyscome spathulata (Coarse Daisy, Spoon-leaved Daisy) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Rubus parvifolius (Native Raspberry) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Bulbine glauca (Rock Lily) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Plantago varia (Native Plaintain) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson
Stylidium graminifolium (Grass Triggerplant) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Nov 2015 by GeoffRobertson

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  • 28 Dec 2017 10:06 AM Recorded on
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