Eastern Two-spot at Moruya, NSW
Identification history
| Egone bipunctalis | 9 Mar 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Egone bipunctalis | 8 Mar 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Athetis tenuis | 7 Mar 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 7 Mar 2026 | LisaH |
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8 comments
ibaird
wrote:
8 Mar 2026
Perhaps not, but it's not surprising why iNaturalist's AI algorithm suggests A. tenuis.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20550886erhaps
This moth is worn and the forewng tips are damaged here and do not show rounded tips here as would be expected for A. tenuis.
Are these photos of a dead moth?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20550886erhaps
This moth is worn and the forewng tips are damaged here and do not show rounded tips here as would be expected for A. tenuis.
Are these photos of a dead moth?
LisaH
wrote:
8 Mar 2026
Thank you for your work. The moth was alive, with wings both spread and together during different times
WendyEM
wrote:
8 Mar 2026
It does look like the moth in the link you gave, Ian. That moth was IDed by vicfazio3 also. Even so, it does not look like other examples of A. tenuis on iNat I have looked at. Interestingly that moth, and the one above have an extra white tufted dot on the base of the forewing.
WendyEM
wrote:
8 Mar 2026
Egone bipunctalis
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=699385
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=699385
ibaird
wrote:
9 Mar 2026
Nice ID work Wendy. (WendyEM). On a closer look the second brownish cuneiform marks do match E. bipunctalis, especially the third and fifth images. NB One of my former IDs from Carnarvon Station Qld - a Grammodes species IDed by me and formerly supported by vicfazio3 was recently corrected to an unnamed Grammodes (genus) species based on Bold (Hobern) evidence.
LisaH
wrote:
9 Mar 2026
I'm super impressed by the seriousness, detail, and expertise you both (and Don), put into identifying moths - an education for me. Thank you
Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr Latest Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Egone bipunctalis
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Egone bipunctalis Scientific name
- Eastern Two-spot Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 16.46m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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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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