A Plume Moth at Farrer Ridge NR (FAR)
Identification history
| Pterophoridae (family) | 7 Mar 2024 | donhe | ||
| Pterophoridae (family) | 6 Mar 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Wheeleria spilodactylus | 4 Feb 2024 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 4 Feb 2024 | melchapman |
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User's notes
Sorry for the poor focus! at least 30 seen moving from flower to flower.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.100978-35.383313
- Maps Farrer Ridge
- Places Farrer, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2024 11:42 AM Recorded on
- melchapman Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) melchapman Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Pterophoridae (family) Scientific name
- A Plume Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 818m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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