Tebenna micalis
Small Thistle Moth at Acton, ACT
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| Tebenna micalis | WendyEM | 24 Apr 2025 | |
| Tebenna micalis | ibaird | 24 Apr 2025 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 24 Apr 2025 |
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Phone images and not the best.
1 comment
24 Apr 2025
Your photos are fine and sharp. Just getting close enough to fill the frame may be the issue. If your phone has a macro option for focussing ie. 'x1'. most do, that's a good option for photographing moths.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108792-35.275372
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2025 03:55 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Tebenna micalis Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Tebenna micalis Scientific name
- Small Thistle Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1632m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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