Thalaina selenaea
3 Orange-rimmed Satin Moth at Hughes, ACT
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| Thalaina selenaea | donhe | 19 Apr 2023 | |
| Thalaina selenaea | LisaH | 19 Apr 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 19 Apr 2023 |
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User's notes
One of the most stunning moths I've been privileged to see. I'm guessing the size? Seems like it's hind wings are also orange?
2 comments
19 Apr 2023
No, the hindwings are predominantly the satin white colour, but the underside of the hindwings each has a pair or spots, one black and one orange - so that might explain seeing orange colour there in flight.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089486-35.327425
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Apr 2023 04:12 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thalaina selenaea
Species information
- Thalaina selenaea Scientific name
- Orange-rimmed Satin Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1143.42m Recorded at altitude
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