Amata (genus)

Handmaiden Moth at O'Connor, ACT

Amata (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016
Amata (genus) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Dec 2016
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Amata (genus) 6 Jan 2017 GlennCocking
Amata (genus) 29 Dec 2016 ibaird

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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.
GlennCocking wrote:
   7 Jan 2017
It's consistent with trigonophora, but hard to be certain.
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!

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  • Mixed Gender

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