Poecilasthena thalassias
Sea-blue Delicate at Hughes, ACT
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| Poecilasthena thalassias | donhe | 21 Nov 2020 | |
| Poecilasthena thalassias | ibaird | 21 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 21 Nov 2020 |
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Very delicate transparent moth at rest.
1 comment
21 Nov 2020
Photogrphed in the strong light of full sunlight this moth looks very different compared to the subtle blue colouration often evident when photographed unter artificial light at night. See P. thalassias Sighting No. 4346627.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098756-35.338122
- Altitude 618.4m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2020 09:23 PM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Poecilasthena thalassias Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Poecilasthena thalassias Scientific name
- Sea-blue Delicate Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1629m Recorded at altitude
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