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1 Handmaiden Moth at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Amata (genus) | 28 Jan 2019 | donhe | ||
| Amata (genus) | 28 Jan 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Amata (genus) | 28 Jan 2019 | SWishart |
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3 comments
GlennCocking wrote:
7 Feb 2019
There are several possible species, and the taxonomy isn't well understood. I don't think it is possible to reliably identify single photos of local moths to species, except perhaps some A. nigriceps.
donhe wrote:
7 Feb 2019
I think the dumb-bell marking on the hindwing is diagnostic for A trigonophora, like
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/3030170035/
and as illustrated on Turner's original photo: fig. 7 at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54670#page/291/mode/1up
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/3030170035/
and as illustrated on Turner's original photo: fig. 7 at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54670#page/291/mode/1up
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.904438-35.465533
- Altitude 791.8m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Species information
- Amata (genus) Scientific name
- Handmaiden Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 28 Jan 2019 11:37 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
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