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Dasypodia selenophora

Southern old lady moth at Acton, ACT

Dasypodia selenophora at Acton, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 11:59 AM

Dasypodia selenophora at Acton, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 11:59 AM

Dasypodia selenophora at Acton, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 11:59 AM

Dasypodia selenophora at Acton, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 11:59 AM

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Identification history

	Dasypodia selenophora	21 Apr 2025	ibaird
	Dasypodia selenophora	21 Apr 2025	WendyEM
	Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	21 Dec 2020	ibaird
	Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth	21 Dec 2020	AlisonMilton

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On step in the rainforest.

2 comments

donhe wrote:

21 Dec 2020

I think it is not Noctuidae. I know no Noctuid larvae with 2 knobs on the tail like that. It has an atrophied pair of prolegs, so I suspect Erebidae.

AlisonMilton wrote:

21 Dec 2020

Thanks

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107788 -35.277163
Altitude 487.2m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Dec 2020 11:59 AM Recorded on
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Dasypodia selenophora Scientific name
Southern old lady moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1219m Recorded at altitude
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