Unidentified - Moth at Undefined Area
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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User's notes
Moth was visiting a number of plants but not settling on any particular one
1 comment
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.
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
- galah681 Recorded by
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Collections
galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth Other moths 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
- 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
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
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