Hypoperigea tonsa
A Noctuid moth (Acronictinae at Cook, ACT
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| Hypoperigea tonsa | ibaird | 20 Mar 2021 | |
| Hypoperigea tonsa | GlennCocking | 20 Mar 2021 | |
| Condica aroana | ibaird | 31 Dec 2019 | |
| Condica aroana | donhe | 31 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 31 Dec 2019 |
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3 comments
8 Jan 2020
I'm puzzled by the elliptical rather than circular shape of the fw orbicular (inner) mark. It is circular in Condica aroana and illecta, unplaced macrosema, Epicyrtica and the Ectopatria that I've looked at (except Ectopatria mundoides that has an elliptical mark but fails to match this photo in other ways). So I have doubts about its identification, but can't do better yet.
8 Jan 2020
I think the circular nature of the mark appears elliptical because of foreshortening caused by the 'tent' posture is being viewed dorsally.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068185-35.264242
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2019 06:39 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hypoperigea tonsa Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hypoperigea tonsa Scientific name
- A Noctuid moth (Acronictinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1797.2m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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