1 Privet Hawk Moth at Spence, ACT
Identification history
| Psilogramma casuarinae | 5 Jan 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Psilogramma (genus) | 5 Jan 2024 | donhe | ||
| Psilogramma casuarinae | 5 Jan 2024 | Watermilli |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
I'm guessing at the ID, based on the 'Moths in the ACT' book. The poor moth was on the back of the pillowcase and got grabbed as I took the pillowcase off the line. Very shaken, it righted itself on the ground and stayed perfectly still. Easy to photograph.
Be the first to comment
Please Login or Register to comment.
Nearby sightings
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072244-35.198954
- Places Spence, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2024 06:09 PM Recorded on
- Watermilli Recorded by
Additional information
- Pillowcase! Not plant. Associated plant
- Nothing else. Associated Insect
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Psilogramma casuarinae Scientific name
- Privet Hawk Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 772.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
