Agrotis munda
Brown Cutworm at Capital Hill, ACT
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| Agrotis munda | donhe | 30 Oct 2019 | |
| Agrotis munda | ibaird | 29 Oct 2019 | |
| Agrotis infusa | roymcd | 29 Oct 2019 | |
| Unverified | roymcd | 29 Oct 2019 |
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User's notes
For years I've admired the silver gulls hovering at Parliament House at this time of year, a beautiful sight, but never put two and two together to realise they were feasting on Bogongs. In reality this is an ecological massacre rather than a spectacle(!) Roughly 200-300 silver gulls I'd guess, maybe more. How many Bogongs can a gull eat in a night???
3 comments
30 Oct 2019
They are certainly feeding on moths, I suggest. I may be corrected, but I think this one is Agrotis munda.
30 Oct 2019
There is a good chance there are plenty of Bogongs at Parliament House at the moment - if only us moth watchers can beat the Silver Gulls to any that may be there!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.125020-35.306426
- Places Capital Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 10000 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2019 09:31 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Agrotis munda Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Agrotis munda Scientific name
- Brown Cutworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1644.8m Recorded at altitude
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