Handmaiden Moth at Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Identification history
| Amata (genus) | 15 Apr 2021 | donhe | ||
| Amata (genus) | 15 Apr 2021 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Near the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Point Hut Crossing.
6 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
15 Apr 2021
Yep, another different one from the same area 4227536, see conversation: Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth)
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
15 Apr 2021
With 2 sightings now at different times, maybe the idea that its natural range is N. Aust is incorrect.
ibaird
wrote:
15 Apr 2021
Yes I think we could usefully create a category something like: ''Amata nr pactolina' for this and keep a watching brief, and perhaps get a specimen for Glenn to have a close look at. Lets see what the others think.
donhe
wrote:
15 Apr 2021
The hindwing looks all wrong for A. pactolina. But BOLD at
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=4241
has nearly as many unnamed as named species in Amata.
I think it is a local unnamed species. Yes it would be good to have a bin for it on CNM, but the hard part is remembering to spot it and put it in that bin when we gat them.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=4241
has nearly as many unnamed as named species in Amata.
I think it is a local unnamed species. Yes it would be good to have a bin for it on CNM, but the hard part is remembering to spot it and put it in that bin when we gat them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.068014-35.452747
- Altitude 578.7m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Feb 2021 08:18 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Amata (genus) Scientific name
- Handmaiden Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1425.71m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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