Nemophora (genus)
A Fairy Moth at Queanbeyan West, NSW
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| Nemophora (genus) | donhe | 10 Jan 2022 | |
| Nemophora (genus) | ibaird | 9 Jan 2022 | |
| Nemophora sparsella | donhe | 9 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | Paul4K | 9 Jan 2022 |
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3 comments
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.
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
- Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. Australian Moths visiting Flowers Paul4K NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Nemophora (genus)
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
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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