Agaristinae (subfamily)

A Day-Flying Moth at Cotter River, ACT

Agaristinae (subfamily) at Cotter River, ACT - 29 Nov 2024 10:18 AM

Agaristinae (subfamily) at Cotter River, ACT - 29 Nov 2024 10:18 AM

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Identification history

	Agaristinae (subfamily)	10 Jan 2025	ibaird
	Agaristinae (subfamily)	10 Jan 2025	donhe
	Hecatesia fenestrata	10 Jan 2025	gregbaines
	Unverified	10 Jan 2025	nathkay

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2 comments

gregbaines wrote:

10 Jan 2025

Maybe a Whistling Moth, but I am no entomologist!

donhe wrote:

10 Jan 2025

I think that only Phalaenoides glycinae and P. tristifica have those colours and markings including that white arc under the forewing tip.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.874908 -35.666275
Altitude 1325.4m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
29 Nov 2024 10:18 AM Recorded on
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nathkay NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Mating Breeding behaviour
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Agaristinae (subfamily) Scientific name
A Day-Flying Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1325.44m Recorded at altitude
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