Nola vernalis
Dagger Tuft Moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Nola vernalis | ibaird | 17 Dec 2018 | |
| Nola vernalis | donhe | 16 Dec 2018 | |
| Nola sp.(genus) | ibaird | 16 Dec 2018 |
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Attracted to Actinic UV light at night.
5 comments
16 Dec 2018
I think the row of spots rules out N. phaeogramma -- + it doesn't seem tidy enough for that species. Certainly a Nolid though.
16 Dec 2018
I have my doubts too, but haven't found a better match yet. Might have to resort to Nola spp.
16 Dec 2018
Looking at Bold Systems 4 and LBH, Nola aulacota looks quite similar also ( it has the 'row of dots'). On LBH there is a drawing, but no digital image. On Bold Systems 4, 2 of the 5 digital images of N. aulacota look similar. The specimens are held in the ANIC collection, but all were collected in Tasmania. Perhaps N. aulacota also occurs on the mainland at altitude with ecology similar to Tasmania (i.e the ACT)?
17 Dec 2018
I think the dagger-like spots could just be the tips of the serrations along the 2nd line of
N. phaeogramma and N. aulacota (note spelling).
But I think N. vernalis has a better match to the forewing sub-costal pattern, as shown in Peter Marriott's photo in Moths of Victoria: Part 2.
N. phaeogramma and N. aulacota (note spelling).
But I think N. vernalis has a better match to the forewing sub-costal pattern, as shown in Peter Marriott's photo in Moths of Victoria: Part 2.
18 Dec 2018
I had originally ruled out N. vernalis, but now I agree with you, N. vernalis is a better match for the reason you give and is more likely given the more widespread mainland distribution of the species. It is an interesting and diverse genus.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113211-35.259595
- Altitude 604.3m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2018 09:53 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nola vernalis
Species information
- Nola vernalis Scientific name
- Dagger Tuft Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 593m to 604.3m Recorded at altitude
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