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Sighting 3391668

Hestiochora furcata

A zygaenid moth at Hawker, ACT

Hestiochora furcata at Hawker, ACT - 20 Feb 2018
Hestiochora furcata at Hawker, ACT - 20 Feb 2018
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Identification history

Hestiochora furcata 26 Feb 2018 GlennCocking
Hestiochora furcata 20 Feb 2018 AlisonMilton

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2 comments

donhe wrote:
   22 Feb 2018
How does one distinguish H. furcata from H. tricolor?
GlennCocking wrote:
   27 Feb 2018
Probably not possible from just photos, but see comment on 3387700

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Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Dunlop, ACT - 22 Jan 2019 by Alison Milton
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Diplacodes haematodes (Scarlet Percher) at Dunlop, ACT - 22 Jan 2019 by Alison Milton
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Bembix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Bembix sand wasp) at The Pinnacle - 20 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Dunlop, ACT - 17 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Amanita sp. (Amanita sp.) at Hawker, ACT - 17 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Trapezites luteus (Yellow Ochre, Rare White-spot Skipper) at Dunlop, ACT - 26 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Dunlop, ACT - 26 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Dunlop, ACT - 26 Oct 2018 by AlisonMilton
Chironomidae (family) (Non-biting Midge) at Hawker, ACT - 7 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Hawker, ACT - 7 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Acanthiza reguloides (Buff-rumped Thornbill) at Hawker, ACT - 7 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Hawker, ACT - 7 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Acanthiza reguloides (Buff-rumped Thornbill) at Hawker, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Hawker, ACT - 6 Oct 2018 by Alison Milton
Colluricincla harmonica (Grey Shrikethrush) at Hawker, ACT - 8 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Petroica boodang (Scarlet Robin) at The Pinnacle - 5 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Dunlop, ACT - 5 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
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Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at The Pinnacle - 20 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Hawker, ACT - 10 Feb 2018 by Alison Milton
Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at Hawker, ACT - 16 Apr 2017 by Alison Milton
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Hawker, ACT - 7 Dec 2016 by annamacdonald
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Hawker, ACT - 7 Dec 2016 by annamacdonald
Tiliqua rugosa (Shingleback Lizard) at Hawker, ACT - 17 Mar 2016 by sangio7
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Hawker, ACT - 17 Oct 2015 by AlisonMilton
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at Dunlop, ACT - 13 Sep 2015 by Alison Milton

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  • 20 Feb 2018 02:20 PM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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