Palaeosia bicosta
Two-ribbed Footman at Undefined Area
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| Palaeosia bicosta | donhe | 2 Mar 2024 | |
| Palaeosia bicosta | ibaird | 2 Mar 2024 |
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User's notes
Attracted to verandah light.
3 comments
2 Mar 2024
I think the white costa is too narrow for B. dorsalis. A pale P. bicosta seems more likely to me. Ref. 'Moths in the ACT'. p. 224.
Location information
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Palaeosia bicosta Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Palaeosia bicosta Scientific name
- Two-ribbed Footman Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1334.92m Recorded at altitude
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Quality score
6 / 7
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