1 Magpie Moth at Wellington Point, QLD
Identification history
| Nyctemera secundiana | 24 Apr 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Nyctemera secundiana | 24 Apr 2025 | donhe | ||
| Nyctemera baulus | 23 Apr 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Nyctemera (genus) | 8 Jan 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 8 Jan 2024 | TimL |
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5 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
23 Apr 2025
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=70281
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=202263
iNat map has them south to Wollongong
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=202263
iNat map has them south to Wollongong
donhe
wrote:
24 Apr 2025
I thought N. baulus differed from N. secundiana by having a much larger white patch on the hindwing which shows on the underside , but is not evident in these photos
WendyEM
wrote:
24 Apr 2025
ok, it is N. secundiana going by the isolated (black above & below) small size white spot of the hindwing visable on several shots above. However, as Don said, on ALA N. secundiana is is listed as a synonym for N. baulus see
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e78784a4-71a6-4749-b23a-53fd838ac9a6#names
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e78784a4-71a6-4749-b23a-53fd838ac9a6#names
Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Nyctemera secundiana Scientific name
- Magpie Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 803.53m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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
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