Capusa (genus)

Wedge moth at Paddys River, ACT

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6 comments

donhe wrote:

   17 Jan 2019

What ant is it?

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

   17 Jan 2019

It is the bulldog Ant, Myrmecia tarsata see sighting
Myrmecia tarsata (Bull ant or Bulldog ant) on 29 Dec 2017

ibaird wrote:

   17 Jan 2019

Judith. Would you like to re-submit this as an ant observation?

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

   17 Jan 2019

It already is an ant record, the photo's below show what records have been recorded with 50m of this sighting

ibaird wrote:

   17 Jan 2019

OK, the ant has been identified as Myrmecia tarsata.

donhe wrote:

   19 Jan 2021

The yellow spots on the caterpillar make it C. senilis.

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.906932-35.463174
• Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 29 Dec 2017 08:41 AM Recorded on
• JudithRoach Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Capusa (genus) Scientific name
• Wedge moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 682.72m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

Record quality

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• More than one media file
• Verified by an expert moderator
• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
• GPS evidence of location
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