Tasmanian Cutworm at Spence, ACT
Identification history
| Dasygaster padockina | 31 Oct 2019 | donhe | ||
| Dasygaster padockina | 31 Oct 2019 | GlennCocking | ||
| Agrotis infusa | 30 Oct 2019 | Laserchemisty |
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5 comments
ibaird
wrote:
31 Oct 2019
Difficult angle from which to identify. Have you another shot from above? Looks to me to be a bit too short and stocky to be A. infusa.
Laserchemisty
wrote:
31 Oct 2019
Unfortunately no, I couldn’t get a photo of it without the glass in the way. Getting a few medium sized brown moths hanging around lately.
donhe
wrote:
1 Nov 2019
Dasygaster paddockina does not have the outlined chevrons near the base of the forewing, like this has. These are charcateristic of Agrotis infusa.
ibaird
wrote:
1 Nov 2019
Judging by the postings on the ALA for D padockina it is a variable species and quite a few have chevrons in evidence at the base of the forewing, others are plain (-there is an out of place M. convecta there too!) . I am not sure but I think the general colouration, the white bordered ''blob' mark in the wing and the checkered forewing outer margin are suggestive of D, padockina to me. See:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8770492b-ee4c-4bec-b319-cb8d8fb0a492#gallery
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8770492b-ee4c-4bec-b319-cb8d8fb0a492#gallery
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.059099-35.192441
- Places Spence, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2019 07:47 PM Recorded on
- Laserchemisty Recorded by
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Dasygaster padockina Scientific name
- Tasmanian Cutworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 869m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Mamestra confundens
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