Tathorhynchus fallax
Australian Alfalfa Moth at Braidwood, NSW
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| Tathorhynchus fallax | ibaird | 27 Oct 2026 | |
| Tathorhynchus fallax | WendyEM | 27 Oct 2026 | |
| Leucania (genus) | donhe | 9 Oct 2024 | |
| Leucania loreyi | donhe | 7 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 7 Oct 2024 |
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User's notes
Attracted to UV light
2 comments
9 Oct 2024
More like L uda but I am not sure about the broad band of dark pigment extending so far up from the terminal band
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792198-35.454798
- Altitude 674.1m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Oct 2024 09:06 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- 72 Araluen Road MatthewFrawley NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Tathorhynchus fallax Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Tathorhynchus fallax Scientific name
- Australian Alfalfa Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 674.15m Recorded at altitude
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