Amata (genus)

Tiger Moth at Tuggeranong DC, ACT

Amata (genus) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 22 Feb 2021 08:18 PM
Amata (genus) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 22 Feb 2021 08:18 PM
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Amata (genus) 15 Apr 2021 donhe
Amata (genus) 15 Apr 2021 MichaelBedingfield

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Near the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Point Hut Crossing.

6 comments

ibaird wrote:
   15 Apr 2021
Mm. Distinctively different though.
   15 Apr 2021
Yep, another different one from the same area 4227536, see conversation: Amata (genus) (Tiger Moth)
ibaird wrote:
   15 Apr 2021
My money's on A pactolina.
   15 Apr 2021
With 2 sightings now at different times, maybe the idea that its natural range is N. Aust is incorrect.
ibaird wrote:
   15 Apr 2021
Yes I think we could usefully create a category something like: ''Amata nr pactolina' for this and keep a watching brief, and perhaps get a specimen for Glenn to have a close look at. Lets see what the others think.
donhe wrote:
   15 Apr 2021
The hindwing looks all wrong for A. pactolina. But BOLD at
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=4241
has nearly as many unnamed as named species in Amata.
I think it is a local unnamed species. Yes it would be good to have a bin for it on CNM, but the hard part is remembering to spot it and put it in that bin when we gat them.

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