Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth at Undefined Area
Identification history
| Scopula rubraria | 24 Jan 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Scopula rubraria | 24 Jan 2024 | galah681 |
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User's notes
Large numbers of these moths, sometimes resting on ground, but also flying rapidly between different grasses and plantains. Not sure is they are pollinators.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.069551-35.381849
- Altitude 666.0m
- Maps Little Taylor Grasslands
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2024 10:32 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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Collections
galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Scopula rubraria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Scopula rubraria Scientific name
- Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1614.9m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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