1 Sparshall's Moth at Tennent, ACT
Identification history
| Trichiocercus sparshalli | 15 Nov 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Trichiocercus sparshalli | 14 Nov 2025 | DianneClarke | ||
| Acyphas semiochrea | 14 Nov 2025 | JohnBundock |
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4 comments
DianneClarke
wrote:
14 Nov 2025
Yes, Achyhas that I have seen don't have the long tufts at the end of the abdomen.
WendyEM
wrote:
19 Nov 2025
male Trichiocercus sparshalli has long fibres like that too. The difference is that Acyphas holds its wings more tightly/tentlike at rest while Trichiocercus holds their wings flatter. Trichiocercus has denser more neater groomed 'hair' with longer 'hair' on their limbs, Acyphas has more unkempt looking 'hair' incl. sticking up along the abdomen/wing edges when at rest. e.g.
Acyphas (genus)
Acyphas (genus)
Location information
- Coordinates 148.931143-35.627535
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2025 10:23 AM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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JohnBundock NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Trichiocercus sparshalli Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Trichiocercus sparshalli Scientific name
- Sparshall's Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1297.99m Recorded at altitude
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