Dasygaster padockina

Tasmanian Cutworm at Watson, ACT

Dasygaster padockina at Watson, ACT - 18 Aug 2020 12:53 PM

Dasygaster padockina at Watson, ACT - 18 Aug 2020 12:53 PM

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Identification history

	Dasygaster padockina	23 Aug 2020	ibaird
	Dasygaster padockina	22 Aug 2020	donhe
	Noctuidae (family)	18 Aug 2020	ibaird
	Noctuidae (family)	18 Aug 2020	donhe
	Unverified	18 Aug 2020	trevorpreston

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

18 Aug 2020

The circle and oval in the cell suggest Noctuoidea, but I do not know one with that straight scalloped forewing margin

GlennCocking wrote:

22 Aug 2020

It's probably Dasygaster paddockina

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Aug 2020 12:53 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Dasygaster padockina Scientific name
Tasmanian Cutworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 869m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Mamestra confundens

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