Wedge moth at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Capusa (genus) | 29 Jun 2019 | donhe | ||
| Capusa (genus) | 29 Jun 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 28 Jun 2019 | JackyF |
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User's notes
About 2.5cm in length, did not see wings fully expanded.
1 comment
GlennCocking
wrote:
29 Jun 2019
This is a Capusa species, probably C. stenophara which has a dark hindwing, possibly C. senilis which has a dark margin to the hindwing.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098217-35.329139
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jun 2019 09:25 AM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Capusa (genus)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Capusa (genus) Scientific name
- Wedge moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 682.72m Recorded at altitude
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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
- Description
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