Capusa (genus)

Wedge moth at Sheldon, QLD

Capusa (genus) at Sheldon, QLD - 18 May 2007
Capusa (genus) at Sheldon, QLD - 18 May 2007
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Identification history

Capusa (genus) 1 Aug 2023 donhe
Capusa (genus) 1 Aug 2023 ibaird
Capusa senilis 1 Aug 2023 donhe
Unidentified 30 Jul 2023 PJH123

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Capusa senilis Walker, 1857

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ibaird wrote:
   1 Aug 2023
Can we be sure this is C. senilis? We cannot see the hindwing with its black wing tip. Moths of the ACT (p.160).

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

  • Capusa (genus) Scientific name
  • Wedge moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 682.72m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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