Agrotis infusa
1 Bogong Moth, Common Cutworm at Cook, ACT
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| Agrotis infusa | MichaelMulvaney | 4 hrs ago | |
| Vanessa itea | CarbonAI | 4 hrs ago | |
| Agrotis infusa | CathB | 4 hrs ago |
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A frenzy of insects, including moths, butterflies, ants and flies, were very attracted to something in two splits in the bark of a small tree. They were undeterred by the camera and were still there when I returned more than an hour later. When I went back the next day there were no insects, but there was a smell of vinegar so it seems likely that the attraction was fermenting tree sap. The insects certainly look quite drunk in the video I took.
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Location information
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- Eucalyptus blakelyi trunk Associated plant
- Other insects Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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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