Donuca castalia
An Erebid moth (Catocalini) at Sheldon, QLD
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| Donuca castalia | WendyEM | 3 Apr 2025 | |
| Donuca castalia | donhe | 4 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | PJH123 | 2 Dec 2023 |
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Donuca castalia (Fabricius, 1775)
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3 Apr 2025
This one is tricky. The pinned specimens have pale bands and patches this one does not show. The species does seem to be variable. https://portal.boldsystems.org/bin/BOLD:AAB1218 Possibly some pigments in the moths wings fade significantly. I could not find an alternative genus or sp.
Location information
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- PJH123 Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Sheldon PJH123 NatureMapr Donuca castalia Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Donuca castalia Scientific name
- An Erebid moth (Catocalini) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 3.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Bombyx castalia Calliodes saturatior
Record quality
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