SHARE YOUR BOGONG MOTH OBSERVATIONS!

All moth observations are important and it is absolutely fine to upload photos of moths that you think might be a Bogong even if you turn out to be incorrect. We need observations of all Australian moths! Your data will be publicly available, which is great! It means that your observations can be used by researchers anywhere to advance knowledge and conserve Australia’s biodiversity.

Click the iNaturalist logo to upload your Bogong moth photo to the iNaturalist Bogong Moth Observatory Project

Join the project here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bogong-moth-observatory

How to Identify a Bogong moth

To check out photos people have identified as Bogong moths, see the iNaturalist posts: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/200008-Agrotis-infusa

Bogong Moth Identification Guide

This guide for identifying Bogong moths is from Zoos Victoria’s MothTracker website: https://mothtracker.swifft.net.au/

One key different between Bogong Moths (Agrotis infusa) and many other moths is a distinctive dark stripe that runs down each wing. You will see a spot at the top of the stripe that is shaped like a circle. The spot at the bottom of the stripe is shaped like a kidney. Both dots are the same colour.

Bogong Moths hold their wings flat over their body. An adult’s wingspan when open is usually 4-5cm, their body length is 2.5 - 3 cm long.

Further information on the Bogong Moth and how to spot a moth larvae can be viewed on the Atlas of Living Australia.