Psilogramma casuarinae
Privet Hawk Moth at Higgins, ACT
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| Psilogramma casuarinae | ibaird | 20 Feb 2019 | |
| Psilogramma casuarinae | AlisonMilton | 26 Jan 2019 |
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4 comments
5 Feb 2019
I believe this is more likely to be P. casuarinae, the common local species. Some of its specimens have the white dot. P. menephron is a northern species (but vagrants are possible)
5 Feb 2019
OK, I notice according to BOLD Systems 4,P . menephron has an Asian and N. Queensland distribution, whereas P. causuarinae extends from eastern Victoria right to Cape York. I'm happy to go with P. casuarinae if the presence of the white spot is not definitive for P. menephron.
5 Feb 2019
I see that BOLD has one in the Bass Strait, and several along the north NSW coast. I think that Psilogramma species will have to do for this specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029430-35.238258
- Altitude 621.5m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2019 10:55 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psilogramma casuarinae Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Psilogramma casuarinae Scientific name
- Privet Hawk Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 772.6m Recorded at altitude
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