Vampire Moth at Guerilla Bay, NSW
Identification history
| Calyptra minuticornis | 1 Apr 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Calyptra minuticornis | 21 Mar 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Androchela camptodes | 20 Mar 2019 | jb2602 |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Nacophorini -Hooked Cape Moth
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
22 Mar 2019
Known as the Vampire Moth this species can pierce fruit to suck the juice. Other species in this genus elsewhere are known to suck blood from animals. It occurs in SE Asia (Borneo, Cambodia, Japan, New Guinea,Taiwan, and Thailand,as well as in Australia (QLD NSW).
Location information
- Coordinates 150.231665-35.832540
- Places Guerilla Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Mar 2019 07:45 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
-
Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) jb2602 South Coast NatureMapr Calyptra minuticornis
Species information
- Calyptra minuticornis Scientific name
- Vampire Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
-
Synonyms
Calpe minuticornis