Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth

Unidentified - Moth at Undefined Area

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Identification history

Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth	9 Feb 2024	ibaird
Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth	6 Feb 2024	donhe
Unverified	6 Feb 2024	galah681

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Moth was visiting a number of plants but not settling on any particular one

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donhe wrote:

6 Feb 2024

I can see vague conflicting patterns on the wings, so with only the flat triangular Concorde shape to go on: Geometridae, Pyraloidea and Erebinae all have species that adopt this resting pose.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.069551 -35.381849
Altitude 661.0m
Maps Little Taylor Grasslands
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Feb 2024 10:35 AM Recorded on
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health
Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
True Insect on a flower

Species information

Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth Scientific name
Unidentified - Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1643.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania