Idaea halmaea

Two-spotted Wave at Cotter River, ACT

Idaea halmaea at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Feb 2019
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Identification history

Idaea halmaea 23 Feb 2020 GlennCocking
Idaea halmaea 23 Feb 2020 ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night.

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ibaird wrote:
   23 Feb 2020
MoV shows there are dark and light forms of this species present both in males and females. However, this specimen is likely a male because MoV says the light forms are more commonly males.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 7 Feb 2019 09:45 PM Recorded on
  • ibaird Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Idaea halmaea Scientific name
  • Two-spotted Wave Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1336.6m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Acidalia halmaea

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