Hourglass Wasp Moth at Capalaba, QLD
Identification history
| Eressa geographica | 16 Jun 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Termessa (genus) | 16 Jun 2025 | donhe | ||
| Eressa geographica | 14 Jun 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Amata (genus) | 14 Mar 2024 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 14 Mar 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
Sighted low down in the gloom of the undergrowth.
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
14 Jun 2025
Forewing and yellow marks on head and thorax look like Eressa, Perhaps Eressa strepsimeris or Eressa geographica.
Location information
- Coordinates 153.217235-27.548162
- Altitude 29.1m
- Places Capalaba, QLD
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2024 10:28 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Eressa geographica
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Eressa geographica Scientific name
- Hourglass Wasp Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 29.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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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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