Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata

1 A Noctuid moth (Plusiinae at 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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At least 1 Abundance
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25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Scriptoplusia rubiflabellata Scientific name
A Noctuid moth (Plusiinae Common name
Unknown
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
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