Capusa senilis
Black-banded Wedge-moth at O'Connor, ACT
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| Capusa senilis | donhe | 22 Sep 2020 | |
| Capusa senilis | ibaird | 20 Sep 2020 |
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Attracted to UV Lepiled light at night.
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20 Sep 2020
According to MoV part 5, C. senilis can be distinguished fron the other Capusa spp. by the dark band on the trailing edge of the hindwing, see the third image above.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113352-35.259595
- Altitude 599.5m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Sep 2020 10:49 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Capusa senilis
Species information
- Capusa senilis Scientific name
- Black-banded Wedge-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1155m Recorded at altitude
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