Agrotis porphyricollis

Common name: Variable Cutworm

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Reported from southern areas of Australia.

Description:

This moth has a wing length (nose to wing tip) of approximately 17 millimetres.

Notes:

This moth was photographed in December.

References:

Identification courtesy of David Knowles.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/fe80ca2f-f41d-4d5b-b2d1-b1197f8764ec

Butterfly House http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noct/porphyricollis.html

Bold Systems http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=17093

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