Nataxa flavescens

Nataxa Moth at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Nataxa flavescens	13 Oct 2017	GlennCocking
	Nataxa flavescens	12 Oct 2017	ibaird

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Attracted to MV light.

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ibaird wrote:

13 Oct 2017

An active specimen, so photos are not sharp. This is the female. Males (have more colorful markings) are much less often recorded because they rarely come to light.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113328 -35.259697
Altitude 586.9m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Oct 2017 10:06 PM Recorded on
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Insects Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Female Gender

Species information

Nataxa flavescens Scientific name
Nataxa Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 956m Recorded at altitude
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