Scopula rubraria

Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Scopula rubraria at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 3 Dec 2015 10:45 AM

Scopula rubraria at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 3 Dec 2015 10:45 AM

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Identification history

	Scopula rubraria	21 Feb 2017	GlennCocking
	Scopula rubraria	18 Feb 2017	GlennCocking
	Unidentified	14 Dec 2015	galah681

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User's notes

I think this may be a day flying moth rather than a butterfly - can they be included with butterflies?

2 comments

SuziBond wrote:

15 Dec 2015

We're not doing moths at this stage sorry - maybe next year.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

29 Dec 2016

This is perhaps a looper moth (Geometridae)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.066690 -35.284800
Altitude 622.2m
Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
Places Molonglo Valley, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Dec 2015 10:45 AM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Scopula rubraria Scientific name
Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1614.9m Recorded at altitude
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