2 Privet Hawk Moth at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Psilogramma casuarinae | 13 Apr 2019 | donhe | ||
| Psilogramma casuarinae | 12 Apr 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 26 Mar 2019 | PeterR |
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2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
13 Apr 2019
Looks like it is on a Lilac stem - which is a plant of the Olive family
PeterR
wrote:
15 Apr 2019
Many thanks for the id. Yes Michael that was a Lilac, but on reading up about this species I think it was probably feeding on a nearby Japanese honeysuckle.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.063863-35.381884
- Altitude 552.0m
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Mar 2019 01:05 PM Recorded on
- PeterR Recorded by
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PeterR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psilogramma casuarinae Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Possibly an apple or lilac bush. Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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