Nyctemera amicus

Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth at Hawker, ACT

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Identification history

Nyctemera amicus	24 Jan 2022	donhe
Nyctemera amicus	23 Jan 2022	ibaird
Nyctemera amicus	23 Jan 2022	ibaird
Nyctemera secundiana	23 Jan 2022	sangio7

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As I got out my camera to try to take a photo of this moth fluttering near a tree trunk, a black spider darted out of the hole in the trunk, disappeared again in a flash and instantly the moth stopped fluttering. I then noticed the web that the moth had obviously been caught in. Real life drama on The Pinnacle :-)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.040783 -35.255467
Altitude 696.0m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Jan 2022 10:20 AM Recorded on
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Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) sangio7 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Nyctemera amicus Scientific name
Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1813.54m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nyctemera amica

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