Agrotis infusa
1 Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm at Pialligo, ACT
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| Agrotis infusa | WendyEM | 3 Oct 2026 | |
| Agrotis infusa | DavidDedenczuk | 3 Oct 2026 |
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User's notes
difficult to estimate number of moths flying around the flowering gum tree
3 comments
3 Oct 2026
Fascinating to see this in broad daylight. Perhaps with the demise of wild honeybee populations due to Varroa Mite we are seeing a reversion to older patterns of flower pollination in Australia.
3 Oct 2026
I drove past Black Mountain twice during the day on Wednesday 30 September and the number of moths seen flying in the sky was unlike anything I'd seen before, or at least can remember seeing.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.247362-35.319617
- Places Pialligo, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2026 01:30 PM Recorded on
- DavidDedenczuk Recorded by
- flowering gum Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
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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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