Amata nigriceps

A Handmaiden moth at Braidwood, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.792250-35.454766
• Altitude 670.0m
• Places Braidwood, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 9 Feb 2025 12:04 PM Recorded on
• MatthewFrawley Recorded by

• Collections

  72 Araluen Road MatthewFrawley NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Buddleja Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Amata nigriceps Scientific name
• A Handmaiden moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 904.75m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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