Fruit Piercing Moth at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Eudocima fullonia | 11 Feb 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Eudocima fullonia | 7 Feb 2019 | HarveyPerkins |
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User's notes
Eudocima fullonia (Erebidae). This large moth was about 50 mm closed wing body length. It is a rather battered specimen unfortunately, after getting trapped within bird netting protecting a nectarine tree. It seems it is fairly far south in its range.
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Location information
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eudocima fullonia
Additional information
- Nectarine Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Eudocima fullonia Scientific name
- Fruit Piercing Moth Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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