A cutworm or owlet moth at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Noctuidae (family) | 19 Oct 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Noctuidae (family) | 17 Oct 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 17 Oct 2025 | TimL |
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User's notes
Showing a lot of wear but still very active. Not sure if there is enough of a pattern left on the body and wings to help with identification.
2 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
19 Oct 2025
The big green eyes suggests Heliothinae to me, but too worn to see any markings
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066560-35.285752
- Altitude 623.5m
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Oct 2025 10:15 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Noctuidae (family)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Noctuidae (family) Scientific name
- A cutworm or owlet moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 623.7m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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