Symphyta nyctopis
A Bombycoid Moth (Lasiocampinae) at Ainslie, ACT
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| Symphyta nyctopis | donhe | 12 Nov 2020 | |
| Symphyta nyctopis | ibaird | 12 Nov 2020 | |
| Pararguda crenulata | jb2602 | 12 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
Flying about so difficult to capture. maybe Pararguda rufescens. Oncopera rufobrunnea also has this wing fringe pattern.
1 comment
12 Nov 2020
The pale costal stripe and the rounded margin of the forewing look more like Symphyta nyctopis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152026-35.259186
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2020 10:18 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Symphyta nyctopis
Species information
- Symphyta nyctopis Scientific name
- A Bombycoid Moth (Lasiocampinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 621m Recorded at altitude
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