Noctuidae (family)
A cutworm or owlet moth at Conder, ACT
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| Noctuidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Oct 2017 | |
| Agrotis ipsilon | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Sep 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Sep 2017 |
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Size - length 16-17mm...... Conder, ACT
3 comments
26 Sep 2017
This is a poorly marked, apparently worn specimen, but it suggests to me, give the general pattern of markings that it could be Agrotis ipsilon, Black Cutworm. I have seen other better marked similar specimens locally, flying now. i.e at O'Connor (25/09/2017) which look like A. ipsilon. References say this species over-winters in warmer climes, but specimens could well have been blown in on the strong NW winds recently.
2 Oct 2017
I'm pretty sure it's a Noctuid, but don't think it's A. ipsilon. I also don't think it's another of the variable A. porphyricollis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101394-35.464697
- Altitude 623.7m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Sep 2017 12:52 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Noctuidae (family) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Noctuidae (family) Scientific name
- A cutworm or owlet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 641.73m Recorded at altitude
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