Boisduval's Autumn Moth at Hawker, ACT
Identification history
| Oenosandra boisduvalii | 31 Oct 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Oenosandra boisduvalii | 31 Oct 2020 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 31 Oct 2020 | AlisonMilton |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
31 Oct 2020
It seems to be about to pupate. Can you take it into captivity (so that the emergent moth cannot escape unobserved) to confirm or deny the ID ?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
31 Oct 2020
Sorry Don, This was taken back in September. I usually carry bottles to take moths into captivity but didn't on this occasion.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.035932-35.241172
- Altitude 636.1m
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Sep 2020 11:00 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Oenosandra boisduvalii Scientific name
- Boisduval's Autumn Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1384.69m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Pterygosoma squamipunctum,
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