Tasmanian Cutworm at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Dasygaster padockina | 26 Apr 2023 | donhe | ||
| Dasygaster padockina | 25 Apr 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Dasygaster (genus) | 25 Apr 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Agrotis infusa | 25 Apr 2023 | donhe | ||
| Neumichtis nigerrima | 25 Apr 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 24 Apr 2023 | Untidy |
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User's notes
Size guesstimate. Hiding out on a plant guard. Higgins Brazel/Hudson Woodland.
3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
25 Apr 2023
I'm not sure this is N. nigerrima because I acanot see markingson the forewing I associate with that species.
Untidy
wrote:
25 Apr 2023
Thanks, Ian. I have lightened up one of the photos a bit so that you c;an see the markings a little better. It was quite a chocolately colour but also in deep shade so it was hard to match the precise colour. Thank you for your help.
ibaird
wrote:
25 Apr 2023
not a Bogong Moth. The forewing trailing margins are sreaigt. not rounded.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.031270-35.228303
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2023 04:26 PM Recorded on
- Untidy Recorded by
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Collections
Untidy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dasygaster padockina Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Dasygaster padockina Scientific name
- Tasmanian Cutworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 869m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Mamestra confundens
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes