Pernattia pusilla

She-Oak Moth at Paddys River, ACT

Pernattia pusilla at Paddys River, ACT - 23 May 2018
Pernattia pusilla at Paddys River, ACT - 23 May 2018
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Identification history

Pernattia pusilla 12 Aug 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Pernattia pusilla 1 Jun 2018 donhe
Unidentified 23 May 2018 JohnBundock

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User's notes

On outside wall of Namadgi Visitor Centre.

3 comments

donhe wrote:
   13 Aug 2018
Is there a She-oak nearby?
   13 Aug 2018
Yes there are some plantings at Visitor centre
donhe wrote:
   14 Aug 2018
Very reassuring. Thanks.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Pernattia pusilla Scientific name
  • She-Oak Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 758.57m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Pernattia exposita

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