Bibla papyria
White-banded Grass-dart at Dunlop, ACT
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| Bibla papyria | owenh | 2 Jan 2023 | |
| Ocybadistes walkeri | donhe | 2 Jan 2023 | |
| Unverified | JR | 2 Jan 2023 |
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User's notes
An unusual moth with right angle wings at rest.
3 comments
3 Jan 2023
Yes, this is considered a butterfly here in Australia but it is interesting to note that this is just a convention we use and it isn't the same everywhere. In other places the skippers are called moths. It says in the publication "Moths in the ACT" that the distinction between moths and butterflies is more historical and popular than scientific.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.013869-35.202667
- Altitude 569.4m
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Dec 2022 11:59 AM Recorded on
- JR Recorded by
Collections
- JR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Taractrocera papyria Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Bibla papyria Scientific name
- White-banded Grass-dart Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1622.96m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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