Anthela acuta

6 Common Anthelid at Moruya, NSW

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Identification history

Anthela acuta	4 Oct 2025	WendyEM
Anthela acuta	4 Oct 2025	ibaird
Anthela deficiens	29 Sep 2025	donhe
Anthela deficiens	28 Sep 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	28 Sep 2025	LisaH

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5 comments

ibaird wrote:

28 Sep 2025

Anthela deficiens?

donhe wrote:

29 Sep 2025

@LisaH : Great photos. I have popped copies of a couple into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/deficiens.html
Hope that is OK ?

LisaH wrote:

29 Sep 2025

All good, @donhe - I'm honoured. Also - this looks to be a new species for NatureMapr? When I looked it up on Atlas of Living Australia, there weren't many sightings of this moth, and this was the furthest south it had been recorded - is that correct, or are there other data bases that are more complete?

LisaH wrote:

1 Oct 2025

Hi @ibaird - I've messaged you . . . I have a feeling my messages aren't getting through (not just to you)?

ibaird wrote:

4 Oct 2025

See Julie Morgan's comments nelow:
Anthela acuta (Common Anthelid)
They suggest this sighting may be A. acuta after all.
Anthela acuta (Common Anthelid)

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Location information

Places Moruya, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr South Coast Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Anthela acuta Featured

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Anthela acuta Scientific name
Common Anthelid Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1664.8m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Darala excisa

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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