Eastern Speckled Day-moth at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Idalima affinis | 19 Oct 2017 | ibaird | ||
| Idalima affinis | 19 Oct 2017 | GlennCocking | ||
| Phalaenoides tristifica | 19 Oct 2017 | MatthewFrawley |
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User's notes
Two moths, joined together at the abdomen, possibly a mating pair? They were even flying when joined together like this.
2 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
20 Oct 2017
Yes, a mating pair and apparently unusual for the ACT. ANIC has only one ACT specimen, from 1956.
ibaird
wrote:
20 Oct 2017
Great record. These black and white day flying moths can be challenging to identify.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067645-35.371146
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2017 11:01 AM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Collections
MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Idalima affinis Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Brachyloma daphnoides Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Species information
- Idalima affinis Scientific name
- Eastern Speckled Day-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1086.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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