Anestia (genus)

1 A tiger moth at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Anestia (genus)	1 Apr 2019	ibaird
	Anestia (genus)	1 Apr 2019	TimL

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A follow-up sighting to 4204137, 4204211 and 4205307. The female Tiger Moth has departed and caterpillars are emerging from the eggs. At the top left of the final image a caterpillar can be seen emerging from an egg.

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ibaird wrote:

1 Apr 2019

Thanks for this. Given the previous sightings were unequivocally Anestia sp. we can be confident of this ID. Otherwise I have not been able to find equivalent reliable images online.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109652 -35.275447
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
31 Mar 2019 12:02 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Anestia (genus) Scientific name
A tiger moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 816.87m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania