Pernattia pusilla
1 She-Oak Moth at Canberra, ACT
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| Pernattia pusilla | ibaird | 29 Oct 2026 | |
| Pernattia pusilla | WendyEM | 29 Oct 2026 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 29 Oct 2026 |
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User's notes
Assumed to be an immature moth but not sure. The images show a couple of smaller passengers that were along for the ride. In the first image there’s a small light brown insect close to the head end, possibly a parasite. It’s also shown in closer detail the final image. There was also a red and black coloured mite seen in the third and fourth images that wandered away from the immature moth as it was being photographed.
3 comments
29 Oct 2026
“Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite ’em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.”
And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.”
29 Oct 2026
Yes and as science progresses we find, ever more, that some of them are important for our good functioning
Location information
- Coordinates 149.069263-35.300217
- Altitude 568.0m
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Canberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2026 10:20 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Pernattia pusilla Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pernattia pusilla Scientific name
- She-Oak Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 758.57m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Pernattia exposita
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