Araeopaschia sp. ANIC16

A Pyralid moth (Epipaschinae at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Araeopaschia sp. ANIC16	2 Feb 2021	donhe
Araeopaschia sp. ANIC16	2 Feb 2021	ibaird
Pyralidae (family)	2 Feb 2021	ibaird

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Attracted to UV light at night (50w Gecko).

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ibaird wrote:

2 Feb 2021

Looking at Bold Systems this specimen looks most similar to Araeopaschia sp. ANIC16 see: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=361243 recorded from three coastal sites in NSW WNE of the ACT. There seems to be no specimens in the ANIC collection from the ACT recorded there.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.113328 -35.259546
Altitude 612.1m
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Jan 2021 10:12 PM Recorded on
ibaird Recorded by
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Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ibaird Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Araeopaschia sp. ANIC16 Scientific name
A Pyralid moth (Epipaschinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
612.1m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania