Variable Cutworm at Conder, ACT
Identification history
| Agrotis porphyricollis | 27 Apr 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Agrotis porphyricollis | 27 Apr 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Apr 2017 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Conder, ACT.
2 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
28 Apr 2017
Thanks Ian
Variable Cutworm is a good name for this species, mainly the Variable part. I've reported this species three times, and they all look quite different !
Variable Cutworm is a good name for this species, mainly the Variable part. I've reported this species three times, and they all look quite different !
ibaird
wrote:
28 Apr 2017
Yes, several species within Noctuidea seem to quite variable in colouring and the intensity of their markings, including the ubiquitous Bogong Moth, A. infusa.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101440-35.464718
- Altitude 629.0m
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2015 10:56 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Agrotis porphyricollis Scientific name
- Variable Cutworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 903.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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