Purple Wave at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Idaea inversata | 17 Feb 2018 | ibaird |
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Attracted to MV light at night.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
18 Feb 2018
This specimen clearly shows the black head which is a feature of this species which helps distinguish it from the similar I. costaria which is somewhat smaller, usually lighter coloured and has a black and white head. Compare with Sighting No. 22921.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113289-35.259547
- Altitude 594.7m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2018 09:34 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Idaea inversata Scientific name
- Purple Wave Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 756m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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