Sphenarches anisodactylus
Geranium Plume Moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Sphenarches anisodactylus | WendyEM | 11 Apr 2026 | |
| Sphenarches anisodactylus | dhobern | 11 Apr 2026 | |
| Trichoptilus ceramodes | donhe | 28 Oct 2020 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Attracted to UVLepiled light at night.
3 comments
11 Apr 2026
Yes - and the black triangles (slightly blurry here) in the fringe on the trailing edge of the wings (actually in the hidden hindwing) are distinctive. The only ceramodes I've found on NatureMapr is:
Trichoptilus ceramodes (Marsh Plume Moth)
Trichoptilus ceramodes (Marsh Plume Moth)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113325-35.259545
- Altitude 589.0m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2020 09:43 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sphenarches anisodactylus Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Sphenarches anisodactylus Scientific name
- Geranium Plume Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 669.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
- More than one media file