Couchgrass Webworm at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Faveria tritalis | 26 Oct 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Faveria tritalis | 26 Oct 2024 | kasiaaus |
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2 comments
kasiaaus
wrote:
26 Oct 2024
Any idea what this moth is doing? I don't think it's laying eggs. It looks more like it is trying to mate with the wall. :-o It was doing this for a very long time. It was there for at least half an hour and then I went inside so I don't know how much longer it stayed.
WendyEM
wrote:
27 Oct 2024
Is there couchgrass below? I can't see any eggs in the shots but that's what it looks like. 'What the Duck' on Radio National did a series recently called Sex Is Weird which might have some hints.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.050303-35.208568
- Altitude 575.1m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2024 09:02 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Faveria tritalis Scientific name
- Couchgrass Webworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1332.14m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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