Phalaenoides tristifica

Willow-herb Day-moth at Michelago, NSW

Identification history

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4 comments

donhe wrote:

   3 Dec 2018

What was it feeding on?

Illilanga wrote:

   3 Dec 2018

That's a very good question! I'll post some photos for an ID.

Illilanga wrote:

   4 Dec 2018

Epilobium sp. see Epilobium sp. (A Willow Herb) on 3 Dec 2018

donhe wrote:

   5 Dec 2018

That is gratifying: the common name for the moth is
Willow-herb Day-moth.

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.157685-35.782678
• Altitude 779.7m
• Maps Illilanga & Baroona
• Places Michelago, NSW

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 25 Nov 2018 10:36 AM Recorded on
• Illilanga Recorded by

• Collections

  Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Phalaenoides tristifica Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Species information

• Phalaenoides tristifica Scientific name
• Willow-herb Day-moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 1699.4m Recorded at altitude
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