Pale Spotted Tiger Moth at Black Mountain
Identification history
| Amata nr aperta | 22 Feb 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Amata nr aperta | 21 Feb 2024 | donhe | ||
| Amata (genus) | 13 Dec 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Dec 2020 | trevorpreston |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
21 Feb 2024
Only one appears to have the indented marginal yellow forewing patch, and other has the split marginal patch. Presumably they are different sexes, so A. aperta is dimorphic. The former is smaller so is perhaps the male. The wing patterns look confusing in MOV.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.088296-35.279124
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 Dec 2020 11:21 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Tea tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Amata nr aperta Scientific name
- Pale Spotted Tiger Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 763m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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