Paralaea ochrosoma
Fuscous Crest-moth at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Paralaea ochrosoma | donhe | 15 May 2021 | |
| Paralaea ochrosoma | ibaird | 14 May 2021 | |
| Paralaea (genus) | ibaird | 14 May 2021 | |
| Unverified | SimoneC | 14 May 2021 |
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User's notes
I’ve been going round in circles trying to ID this moth. It has a damaged wing. I thought it may be a Noctuid, but it was quite large at least 30mm in length
2 comments
14 May 2021
The moth looks like one wing has not properly formed at emergence from the pupa and has hardened in a crumpled, distorted form. Most likely P. ochrosma- a dot in the forewing is just visible I think in the fifth photo, Judging by the uniform brown colour and distinctive texture of the forewing I thought at first it may be P. atralba (Black and White Crest Moth) which is known to occur from western Victoria, South Australia and inland NSW, so if that ID was correct it would be occuring at the eastern extremity of its known range. If so, the hindwing colour would be uniform white in strong contrast to the forewing. Did you get a glimpse of the hindwing?
15 May 2021
Thanks for the ID. I didn’t get a look at the hind wings at all, as it was staying put however close I got, and it was gone the next day.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051208-34.978569
- Altitude 594.2m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 May 2021 02:09 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paralaea ochrosoma
Species information
- Paralaea ochrosoma Scientific name
- Fuscous Crest-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 594.24m Recorded at altitude
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