Agrotis infusa
3 Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm at Googong, NSW
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| Agrotis infusa | ibaird | 22 Oct 2019 | |
| Agrotis infusa | Wandiyali | 22 Oct 2019 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelBedingfield noted:
23 Oct 2019
See comments below - a sighting with big numbers when they have been scarce in recent years.
User's notes
At least a couple of hundred moths wanting to come into the house at dawn this morning to roost.
8 comments
23 Oct 2019
This is encouraging news given the apparent lack of such observations locally in recent years.
23 Oct 2019
Yes good to see Wandiyali being a bogong sanctuary as well as a retreat for Queanbeyan bogans (hee hee).
25 Oct 2019
Interesting Carolyne. These winds probably suit the Bogongs perfectly. I wonder where else the same is happening.
26 Oct 2019
What was the insect swarming at Manuka Oval for the cricket game last night? (See sports news on tv). Maybe it was Bogongs? There was a Bogong in my bathroom last night but I didn't manage a photo (I live reasonably close to Manuka Oval).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.209975-35.410903
- Altitude 820.4m
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2019 08:52 AM Recorded on
- Wandiyali Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Agrotis infusa Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Agrotis infusa Scientific name
- Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Migratory
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2159.76m Recorded at altitude
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