Leucania obusta

Robust Armyworm at Wanniassa, ACT

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Identification history

Leucania obusta	18 Oct 2020	donhe
Leucania obusta	18 Oct 2020	GlennCocking
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta	13 Oct 2020	donhe
Unverified	13 Oct 2020	JohnBundock

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GlennCocking wrote:

18 Oct 2020

This photo, although unclear, appears to match some that I have from Tidbinbilla and Smokers Gap of a moth originally described as Leucania obusta. That name is included in the printed Checklist of Australian Lepidoptera and is used in MoV, although I can't find it on AFD. A Cirphis species is also possible.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.093220 -35.393593
Places Wanniassa, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Oct 2020 10:13 PM Recorded on
JohnBundock Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Leucania obusta Scientific name
Robust Armyworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 944.9m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania