Bogong moth
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| Species: | A. infusa
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| Agrotis infusa Boisduval, 1832
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The bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) is a temperate species of night-flying moth, notable for appearing in large numbers around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring as it migrates to the Bogong High Plains.
The moth's name, bogong, is derived from the Australian Aboriginal Dhudhuroa word bugung, describing the moth.[1] Although, an alternative theory suggests that the mountain range may mean "big person" in the local Ngayawung Aboriginal language.
Etymology
A town, Bogong, in the Australian state of Victoria has been named after the moth.[2] Mount Bogong, a peak with an elevation of 1,986 metres (6,516 ft),[3] located south of the Bogong High Plains, is also named after the moth, derived from the Aboriginal Dhudhuroa word bugung, describing the moth.[1][4] In the Australian state of New South Wales, a series of mountains in the Kosciuszko National Park are named the Bogong Peaks.[5]
Recorded host plants
- Beta - beet
- Brassica
- Hordeum - barley
- Linum - flax
- Medicago - alfalfa
- Pisum - pea
- Solanum
- Triticum - wheat
- Pinus - radiata pine
Gallery
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Male ventral view
References
- ^ a b "Mount Bogong: 2958: Historical Information". Vicnames. Victorian Government. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Physical Map of Australia, special advertising feature of Australia.com on pg 16, National Geographic magazine, May 2006, Washington DC
- ^ "Mount Bogong, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ "Mount Bogong: 2957: Historical Information". Vicnames. Victorian Government. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bogong Peaks, Australia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
External links
- Bogong moth - CSIRO Division of Entomology
- Bogongs Migrating South - abc.net.au/science/scribblygum
- Unskilled migrants swarm to the city - Report in Sydney Morning Herald 10 October 2007
- Arsenic found in Alps bogong moths