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Capusa (genus)

Wedge moth at Hughes, ACT

Capusa (genus) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Jun 2019
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Identification history

Capusa (genus) 29 Jun 2019 donhe
Capusa (genus) 29 Jun 2019 ibaird
Unidentified 28 Jun 2019 JackyF

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User's notes

About 2.5cm in length, did not see wings fully expanded.

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GlennCocking wrote:
   29 Jun 2019
This is a Capusa species, probably C. stenophara which has a dark hindwing, possibly C. senilis which has a dark margin to the hindwing.

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Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Capusa (genus) Scientific name
  • Wedge moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 682.72m Recorded at altitude
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