Thalaina selenaea

3 Orange-rimmed Satin Moth at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Thalaina selenaea	19 Apr 2023	donhe
Thalaina selenaea	19 Apr 2023	LisaH
Unverified	19 Apr 2023	LisaH

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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?

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ibaird wrote:

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.

LisaH wrote:

19 Apr 2023

Thank you

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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
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Insects Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania