Agrotis infusa
Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm at Michelago, NSW
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| Agrotis infusa | WendyEM | 8 Oct 2026 | |
| Agrotis infusa | CarbonAI | 8 Oct 2026 | |
| Agrotis infusa | Illilanga | 8 Oct 2026 |
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Private property. No public access without permission. Caught in a Bug Lantern as part of the Bogong Watch monitoring project.
2 comments
9 Oct 2026
I'm going to try one of those Bug Lantern lights. They seem very effective at attracting moths .
https://invertebratesaustralia.org/merchandise/p/bug-lantern
https://invertebratesaustralia.org/merchandise/p/bug-lantern
9 Oct 2026
They are really great. The lanterns were designed specifically for the Bogong Watch project but we catch so many other interesting critters; I just need to find the time to upload more of them to NatureMapr!
If you are keen to be a Bogong Sentinel they are asking for EOIs to host a bug lantern for the next round of moth tagging in 2027. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MZrH7oFiMMX4AeIQFFNg0ErB-Ay5bxHtd1UV2rs5qdA/edit
If you are keen to be a Bogong Sentinel they are asking for EOIs to host a bug lantern for the next round of moth tagging in 2027. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MZrH7oFiMMX4AeIQFFNg0ErB-Ay5bxHtd1UV2rs5qdA/edit
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156325-35.779483
- Altitude 797.2m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2026 07:27 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Agrotis infusa Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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