Casbia farinalis

Bleached Casbia at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Casbia farinalis	23 Feb 2020	donhe
Casbia farinalis	23 Feb 2020	ibaird
Casbia (genus)	22 Feb 2020	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night.

2 comments

donhe wrote:

23 Feb 2020

I think the pale edge to the forewing costa may rule out Casbia farinalis.

GlennCocking wrote:

23 Feb 2020

I suspect the apparent pale edge is reflection off the flash and the costa is the same colour as the rest of the forewing. If so, it matches C. farinalis well.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.889315 -35.456662
Altitude 910.0m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Nov 2018 09:29 PM Recorded on
ibaird Recorded by
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Female Gender

Species information

Casbia farinalis Scientific name
Bleached Casbia Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1237.9m Recorded at altitude
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