Idalima affinis
Eastern Speckled Day-moth at Kambah, ACT
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| Idalima affinis | ibaird | 19 Oct 2017 | |
| Idalima affinis | GlennCocking | 19 Oct 2017 | |
| Phalaenoides tristifica | MatthewFrawley | 19 Oct 2017 |
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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
20 Oct 2017
Yes, a mating pair and apparently unusual for the ACT. ANIC has only one ACT specimen, from 1956.
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
- Brachyloma daphnoides Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Idalima affinis Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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