Privet Hawk Moth at Oaks Estate, ACT
Identification history
| Psilogramma casuarinae | 19 Jan 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Psilogramma casuarinae | 19 Jan 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Psilogramma casuarinae | 19 Jan 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 18 Jan 2026 | Fionaa |
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User's notes
Giant Wood Moth found on lawn. Moved to a safer place.
3 comments
Fionaa
wrote:
19 Jan 2026
Thank you everyone for the correction of the type of moth! Very helpful :)
WendyEM
wrote:
19 Jan 2026
You probably have a flowering plant in your garden that attracted it. Buddleia or something else with tube flowers.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.226456-35.340878
- Altitude 577.8m
- Places Oaks Estate, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2026 07:27 PM Recorded on
- Fionaa Recorded by
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Fionaa NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Psilogramma casuarinae Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- True Insect on a flower
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Psilogramma casuarinae Scientific name
- Privet Hawk Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 772.6m Recorded at altitude
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