1 A Nolid moth (Nolidae at Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Identification history
| Nola desmotes | 7 Jun 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Nola desmotes | 6 Jun 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Hypocala (genus) | 5 Jun 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Lasiocampidae (family) | 7 Dec 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 7 Dec 2023 | TimL |
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5 comments
ibaird
wrote:
6 Jun 2025
Nola desmotes?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/487712-Nola-desmotes/browse_photos
Wing pattern from third image seems to match.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/487712-Nola-desmotes/browse_photos
Wing pattern from third image seems to match.
WendyEM
wrote:
7 Jun 2025
Nola desmotes ?? - the very hunched posture of this moth has bothered me and it has an eye issue?? BUT It is holding its antennae 'amphora like' (nolid ID), the forewing pattern, although very worn, does match and the hint of the tufts adjacent to costa are very persuasive. Well spotted.
ibaird
wrote:
7 Jun 2025
Thes moths also identified as N. desmotes also have a 'hunched posture'.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95139000
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25937236
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95139000
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25937236
Location information
- Coordinates 153.029208-27.475222
- Altitude 27.1m
- Maps Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
- Places Brisbane City, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Dec 2023 12:09 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL NatureMapr Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Nola desmotes
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
Species information
- Nola desmotes Scientific name
- A Nolid moth (Nolidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 27.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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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