Sophta concavata
Varied Hookwing at O'Connor, ACT
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| Sophta concavata | GlennCocking | 30 Apr 2018 | |
| Sophta concavata | ibaird | 27 Apr 2018 |
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User's notes
Attracted to MV light at night
1 comment
28 Apr 2018
This species by all accounts is highly variable in appearance, but the forewing outline is distinctive. It is intriguing that the MoV (Part 8) supporting CD notes that this species had not been recorded in Victoria before 2010. It also occurs in Queensland.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113260-35.259583
- Altitude 599.9m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2018 10:26 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sophta concavata Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Sophta concavata Scientific name
- Varied Hookwing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1387.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nacerasa nana
Record quality
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