1 Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Agrotis infusa | 31 Oct 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Agrotis infusa | 31 Oct 2025 | DianneClarke | ||
| Unverified | 31 Oct 2025 | VanceLawrence |
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User's notes
Found in foyer of building. At rest length 25-30mm, top down width approx 15mm.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
31 Oct 2025
The burglar alarm has gone off in my parked LR 4WD several nights this week without apparent cause I saw a Bogong Moth crawl out of the door cavity today and fly away before I could get a photo on my phone.The Bogong Moth flying inside the car could have set off the alarm.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.117711-35.276488
- Altitude 584.0m
- Maps ANU Banks Precinct Australian National University
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Oct 2025 11:39 AM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Agrotis infusa Scientific name
- Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Migratory
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2159.76m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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