Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth
Unidentified - Moth at Higgins, ACT
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| Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth | ibaird | 5 Mar 2020 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth | GlennCocking | 5 Mar 2020 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 2 Jan 2020 |
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By the wings, looks to be newly emerged, flushed by watering? Tempted to think pink-bellied moth by the underside but the curled wings and lack of markings makes it unclear.. Went back later but it had gone (hopefully not eaten by birds).
2 comments
8 Jan 2020
It's tempting to think of a female Arhodia lasiocamparia. Perhaps the forewings when expanded would take on the much narrower and acute apex shape of that species. The hindwings of local A. lasiocamparia are usually pink right to the margin, inconsistent with this photo, but the species is quite variable, and there are a few specimens from further west where the hw colour matches the fw.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029695-35.238370
- Altitude 524.7m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2020 09:48 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth Scientific name
- Unidentified - Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1643.3m Recorded at altitude
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