Trichiocercus sparshalli
3 Sparshall's Moth at Paddys River, ACT
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| Trichiocercus sparshalli | 1 Jun 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Trichiocercus sparshalli | 1 Jun 2022 | donhe | ||
| Trichiocercus (genus) | 20 May 2022 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
jb2602
wrote:
21 May 2022
Abdomen white underneath, grey bands on top; tail grey; feather antennae with relatively short projections = female.
GlennCocking
wrote:
1 Jun 2022
Despite its unusually dark face and prominent dark bands on the top of the abdomen (exaggerated by the downwards posture of the abdomen), I think this a female of the plainly white T. sparshalli. Females of T. mesomelas and an unnamed species previously recorded in the ACT are distinctly off-white on the wings, and the top of the abdomen is a uniform grey-brown.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.896113-35.440977
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 May 2022 03:48 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trichiocercus sparshalli Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Trichiocercus sparshalli Scientific name
- Sparshall's Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1297.99m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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