Maliattha amorpha
3 Brown Bar Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Maliattha amorpha | GlennCocking | 18 Jun 2022 | |
| Maliattha amorpha | donhe | 18 Jun 2022 | |
| Maliattha amorpha | ibaird | 26 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 26 Mar 2022 |
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Attracted to UV light, approx 10-12mm long
4 comments
26 Mar 2022
This does not have the 3 black submarginal forewing marks that characterise M. signifera. Also M. signifera is a tropical species. I think this is more likely M. amorpha.
26 Mar 2022
OK, looking at this again I think you are likely to be correct. But I also note that the ALA records G .Cocking collected M. signifera as far south as Bermagui - well south of Canberra albeit on the coast of course. These species are quite variable it seems, but I overlooked M. amorpha because the first specimen that showed up on the ALA page looked very different. . However there are darker specimens on the ALA of M. amorpha which are a very good match for this sighting.
17 Jun 2022
Maliattha amorpha and signifera are similar and both are variable. They are difficult to distinguish in live photos - set specimens in the ANIC collection show M. amorpha to be browner overall, and and to more consistently have a dark streak extending from the central dark band across the forewing up to the apex. Most ANIC specimens of both species are from north of the Qld-NSW border, and those from NSW and ACT are M. amorpha.
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maliattha amorpha
Species information
- Maliattha amorpha Scientific name
- Brown Bar Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 625.22m Recorded at altitude
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