Cotton Web Spinner at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Achyra affinitalis | 6 Apr 2020 | donhe | ||
| Achyra affinitalis | 6 Apr 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 6 Apr 2020 | Marthijn |
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User's notes
Size not much more than 12 mm. Many similar moths were flying around.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
7 Apr 2020
A. affinitilis is highly variable in appearance and they seem to be very common at the moment.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.145170-35.355718
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 6 Apr 2020 01:29 PM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
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Collections
Marthijn Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Achyra affinitalis Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Thistle Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Achyra affinitalis Scientific name
- Cotton Web Spinner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1225m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Nymphyla sordida
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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