Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Sighting 4666736

Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata

1 A Noctuid moth (Plusiinae at suppressed

Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata at suppressed - suppressed
Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata at suppressed - suppressed
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Identification history

Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata 6 May 2025 ibaird
Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata 5 May 2025 WendyEM
Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata 2 May 2025 WendyEM
Unverified 2 May 2025 PJH123

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Possibly Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata (A.E. Prout, 1921)?

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WendyEM wrote:
   2 May 2025
Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=64131
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=855990
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/95befdba-26dc-4978-8e6e-b4e35ebafda4#names
WendyEM wrote:
   2 May 2025
I agree with this suggested ID because of the dark (black/purple) spots on the moth's forewings that correspond to those on the BOLD (Hobern) specimens e.g. 1 larger, several small spots on termen / 2-3 small dots between larger white patch and costa / oblong patch ~ 1/2 way along costa
ibaird wrote:
   6 May 2025
Note: This photo already appears on Lepidoptera Butterfly House!
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plus/rubiflabellata.html

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