Pararguda nasuta
Wattle Snout Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Pararguda nasuta | WendyEM | 31 Oct 2025 | |
| Pararguda nasuta | DianneClarke | 31 Oct 2025 | |
| Pararguda (genus) | ibaird | 5 Oct 2025 | |
| Pararguda (genus) | WendyEM | 5 Oct 2025 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | DianneClarke | 1 Oct 2025 |
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User's notes
Moth emerged in the last couple of days
2 comments
5 Oct 2025
A wattle snout moth larva. Their 'tail' is the shape of a broken off wattle stem. (Gum ones usually have a round 'tail' like a broken gum twig.)
6 Oct 2025
Thanks Wendy - have it in a jar so time will tell if I find out which one it is.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.214762-35.379777
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2025 07:52 AM Recorded on
- DianneClarke Recorded by
- Acacia baileyana Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- DianneClarke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pararguda nasuta Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pararguda nasuta Scientific name
- Wattle Snout Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1523.04m Recorded at altitude
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