A noctuid moth at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Leucania (genus) | 2 Apr 2024 | donhe | ||
| Leucania (genus) | 2 Apr 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Apr 2024 | AniseStar |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
2 Apr 2024
Leucania melanopasta ? A photo of L. melanopasta on BOLD shows a white tuft behind the head.
ibaird
wrote:
2 Apr 2024
I'm thinking the white tuft is just damage to this partivular indididual. L. melanopasta seems to have a double spot on the forewing whereas this moth just has a single black spot like L. abdominalis.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162749-35.239345
- Altitude 631.2m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2024 10:31 PM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) AniseStar Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Leucania (genus) Scientific name
- A noctuid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 674.15m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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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
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