A Handmaiden moth at Copmanhurst, NSW
Identification history
| Amata nigriceps | 21 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Amata nigriceps | 8 Jan 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 6 Jan 2025 | MazzV |
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User's notes
Commonly seen here in Summers (~ 3-4 decades)
2 comments
MazzV
wrote:
7 Jan 2025
Thank you donhe, both for this helpful comment (photos now uploaded), and your earlier ID'g.
Cheers,
MazzV
Cheers,
MazzV
Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr Amata nigriceps Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Unidentified native trailing plant, form similar to tradescantia but leaves thinner, matte surface & slightly ribbed Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Amata nigriceps Scientific name
- A Handmaiden moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 904.75m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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