Wattle Snout Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
Identification history
| Pararguda nasuta | 31 Oct 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Pararguda nasuta | 31 Oct 2025 | DianneClarke | ||
| Pararguda (genus) | 5 Oct 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Pararguda (genus) | 5 Oct 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 1 Oct 2025 | DianneClarke |
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User's notes
Moth emerged in the last couple of days
2 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
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.)
DianneClarke
wrote:
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
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DianneClarke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Pararguda nasuta Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Acacia baileyana Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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