Nola pothina

Pothina Tuft-moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Nola pothina	22 Jun 2025	donhe
Nola pothina	22 Jun 2025	WendyEM
Nola (genus)	13 Dec 2024	kasiaaus

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About 12mm

3 comments

donhe wrote:

13 Dec 2024

Nola aenictis ?

kasiaaus wrote:

13 Dec 2024

It could be Nola aenictis Don but it's hard to say. It looks very similar.

WendyEM wrote:

22 Jun 2025

c.f. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/147657346 or
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/155708540
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=342314

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050299 -35.208558
Altitude 593.0m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Dec 2024 11:31 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Nola pothina Scientific name
Pothina Tuft-moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 593m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania