Capusa senilis
Black-banded Wedge-moth at Holt, ACT
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| Capusa senilis | donhe | 10 Jan 2022 | |
| Capusa senilis | ibaird | 10 Jan 2022 | |
| Capusa (genus) | SuziBond | 10 Jan 2022 | |
| Papilio demoleus | JimL | 9 Jan 2022 |
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User's notes
Plant about to bust into flower with significant new leaf growth.
Appeared as the only insect on plant at time of inspection - a little different from normal, but heaps exciting.
Checked against Susie Bond book ‘Field guide to the Butterflies of the Australian Capital Territory’ to confirm. Even more excited to read that the species is a migrant and not known to breed successfully in the ACT - sure looks like it did alright here!
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Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- JimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) JimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Capusa senilis
Species information
- Capusa senilis Scientific name
- Black-banded Wedge-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1155m Recorded at altitude
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