Nyctemera baulus
1 Asian Magpie Moth at Wellington Point, QLD
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| Nyctemera baulus | WendyEM | 24 May 2025 | |
| Nyctemera secundiana | donhe | 24 Apr 2025 | |
| Nyctemera (genus) | ibaird | 8 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 8 Jan 2024 |
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7 comments
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
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
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
24 May 2025
For a long time Nyctemera secundiana T.P. Lucas, 1891 was considered a separate species. It is now considered a synonym of Nyctemera baulus (Boisduval, 1832).
25 May 2025
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/search/names?search=true&keyword=Nyctemera+secundiana%0D%0A
Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
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Species information
- Nyctemera baulus Scientific name
- Asian Magpie Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 735.57m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nyctemera secundiana
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