Oenosandra boisduvalii

Boisduval's Autumn Moth at Tennent, ACT

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Identification history

Oenosandra boisduvalii	16 Mar 2023	donhe
Oenosandra boisduvalii	16 Mar 2023	SteveBorkowskis
Unverified	16 Mar 2023	Minz

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User's notes

Moth being harrassed by a european wasp (reported to national park service). Had a bright orange and black striped body (unable to get good photo; see 3rd image)

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Minz wrote:

16 Mar 2023

Agreed with the Oenosandra boisduvalii suggestion - male rather than the female I saw earlier in the hike! A pretty moth.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.965700 -35.624200
Altitude 950.0m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Tennent, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Mar 2023 11:06 AM Recorded on
Minz Recorded by
Collections
Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Minz Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Injured / sick Animal health

Species information

Oenosandra boisduvalii Scientific name
Boisduval's Autumn Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1384.69m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
Synonyms
Pterygosoma squamipunctum,

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania