Pseudozarba orthopetes
Neat-lined Zarb at Harrison, ACT
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| Pseudozarba orthopetes | 6 Mar 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Pseudozarba orthopetes | 5 Mar 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Pyraloidea (unidentified Pyraloid moth) | 5 Mar 2026 | DPRees125 |
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First time for me here, not sure of this
3 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
5 Mar 2026
a new one for me too
Pseudozarba orthopetes
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=558179
(Pyralids usually hold their antennae on top and down their wings)
Pseudozarba orthopetes
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=558179
(Pyralids usually hold their antennae on top and down their wings)
DPRees125
wrote:
5 Mar 2026
True, This one was not settled when shot so that tip, which I know does not always work. Otherwise this moth threw me
WendyEM
wrote:
5 Mar 2026
Me too. I looked through Geometrids & Pyralids before deciding it must be a Noctuid. I did find an almost match in Pyralids - Salma cletolis
Location information
- Places Harrison, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- DPRees125 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- DPRees125 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Pseudozarba orthopetes
Species information
- Pseudozarba orthopetes Scientific name
- Neat-lined Zarb Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 620m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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