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Peter Caley @PeterCaley1

Researcher with CSIRO tackling contemporary problems in the environmental sciences, biosecurity & human health.

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Peter Caley@PeterCaley1
Jan 30
Bogong moths in #Namadgi doin their evening “maelstrom” flights. #AgrotisInfusa #BogongMoth #navigation
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Good news in that increasing numbers of #bogong moths are are arriving atop Mt Gingera in #Namadgi NP.
Bogong moths in crevice. Thanks to Meg for photo.

ALT Bogong moths in crevice. Thanks to Meg for photo.

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No #bogong moths on Mt Gudgenby in #Namadgi NP this year, unlike the 1850's when 500 First Nations people were camped on Mt Gudgenby station, most likely preparing to ascend the nearby peaks to collect moths. More info in publish.csiro.au/pc/Fulltext…. #AgrotisInfusa
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Good news in that substantial numbers of #bogong moths have aestivated (summer version of #hibernation) around the summit of Mt Gudgenby this summer just gone. It clearly still has got the goods (i.e. has cool enough temps). #Namadgi #AgrotisInfusa #bogongMoth
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Bogong moths are back in a big way to brighten your XMAS! #AgrotisInfusa #BogongMoth
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Need some good news to end the year on, then the number of #bogong moths migrating to the Alps may suffice? In the Brindabellas they're back to numbers not seen since b4 the Tinderbox Drought of 2017-19. Poor video sorry, see photos.app.goo.gl/oRREsvt9qc…. #AgrotisInfusa #BogongMoth
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This year #Canberra is clearly in the running to be the #bogong moth citizen reporting capital, based on the latest Moth Tracker reports at swifft.net.au/mothtracker/. #AgrotisInfusa #Citizen #BogongMoth #Migration
Bogong moth citizen reports represented by moth symbols spread across the Canberra suburbs.

ALT Bogong moth citizen reports represented by moth symbols spread across the Canberra suburbs.

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and "Bogong Moth" by Reko Rennie also at the National Museum. There are more. #OurNMA
Bogong Moth by Reko Rennie

ALT Bogong Moth by Reko Rennie

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Of course, actual #bogong moths tiling on a cave wall high in the Brindabella Ranges are the best! There are plenty arriving at the moment, reflecting on all those observations by the good citizens of #Canberra. #Namadgi #BogongMoth #Aestivation #AgrotisInfusa
Bogong moths tiling on a cave wall in the Brindabella Ranges.

ALT Bogong moths tiling on a cave wall in the Brindabella Ranges.
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Migrating #bogong moths are still moving thru Canberra. Here’s one under the door at work. 1/n #migration #AgrotisInfusa
Bogong moth on door sill

ALT Bogong moth on door sill

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And we found heaps of moths (I’m talking millions) amongst the granite boulders after the ravens gave them away. 5/n
Bogong moths tiling on cave wall

ALT Bogong moths tiling on cave wall

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Fantastic sites and so encouraging to see so many moths on the move. Keen to see whether they stay and aestivation or move higher up the mountain. 6/6
Person standing in entrance to cave containing hundreds of thousands of bogong moths

ALT Person standing in entrance to cave containing hundreds of thousands of bogong moths
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A new thread for the coming #bogong moth migration and aestivation. More wrinkles for me but this new generation female from my back patio is perfect. #AgrotisInfusa, #BogongMoth, #Migration, #Canberrra
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Swarms of #bogong moths on the wing in Canberra tonight with reports from Civic, Cook and Mawson playing fields (heaps around the floodlights). Some of the ones on my back patio are fat as — those larva have been on a good wicket somewhere. #migration #AgrotisInfusa
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Up on Mt Gingera today. No bogong moths in any of the sites on top yet, but c. 20K in a single cave at 1780 m on the western edge. That’s right, 20K moths have found their way to ONE spot with none scattered across the other possibilities. Amazing! #migration #fieldwork
Researcher in cave looking for bogong moths.

ALT Researcher in cave looking for bogong moths.
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Checked Tidbinbilla Mtn in #Namadgi for bogongs following a tip off from Ranger Ali. They’re still there but tucked away in the crevices. At c. 1600 m asl and in marginal real estate (crevices not deep enough) they won’t stay (too warm). Encouraging though.
Bogong moths tucked deep in the back of a crevice on Tidbinbilla Mountain.

ALT Bogong moths tucked deep in the back of a crevice on Tidbinbilla Mountain.

Bogong moth on gaiter of bushwalker. Tidbinbilla Mountain.

ALT Bogong moth on gaiter of bushwalker. Tidbinbilla Mountain.
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You can record your sightings of bogong moths at portals such as Moth Tracker (swifft.net.au/mothtracker/), @inaturalist and @NatureMapr. All records will find their way into the @atlaslivingaust.
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