A Fairy Moth at Queanbeyan West, NSW
Identification history
| Nemophora (genus) | 10 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Nemophora (genus) | 9 Jan 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Nemophora sparsella | 9 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 9 Jan 2022 | Paul4K |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
10 Jan 2022
I think there is a photographic ambiguity: either the head has a yellow tuft, or the moth is pictured with the head in front of a yellow anther.
Paul4K
wrote:
10 Jan 2022
Apologies for the image quality,camera a bit overwhelmed by light and moth not very keen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.213838-35.359735
- Maps Bicentennial Park
- Places Queanbeyan West, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2022 08:38 AM Recorded on
- Paul4K Recorded by
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Collections
Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. Paul4K Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Nemophora (genus) Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Nemophora (genus) Scientific name
- A Fairy Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 701.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes