A Day-Flying Moth at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Agaristinae (subfamily) | 25 Apr 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Agaristinae (subfamily) | 25 Apr 2019 | donhe | ||
| Phalaenoides glycinae | 21 Apr 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 21 Apr 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
Sighted on a handrail in the ANBG Rainforest Gully. Unsure if this is a moth or butterfly caterpillar. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.
8 comments
donhe
wrote:
22 Apr 2019
This looks like an Agaristinae, but unlike any of the 11 illustrated in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/agar/agar-cats.html
It does not have the enlarged coloured penultimate segment of Comocrus behri, Hecatesia fenestrata, Periscepta polysticta, Phalaenoides glycinae, or Phalaenoides tristifica,
and the pattern is too complex for Agarista, Apina, Coenotoca, Cruria and Periopta sp.
It could be a different instar or variation of any of these, or one of the other 31 Agaristinae species with no larval illustration.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/agar/agar-cats.html
It does not have the enlarged coloured penultimate segment of Comocrus behri, Hecatesia fenestrata, Periscepta polysticta, Phalaenoides glycinae, or Phalaenoides tristifica,
and the pattern is too complex for Agarista, Apina, Coenotoca, Cruria and Periopta sp.
It could be a different instar or variation of any of these, or one of the other 31 Agaristinae species with no larval illustration.
donhe
wrote:
22 Apr 2019
The other Agaristinae species commonly found in ACT are Agaristodes feisthamelii and Idalima affinis. I suspect it is one of those.
Tim: any chance of refinding it and taking it into protective custody to get a moth you could photograph, and then taking that back and releasing it where you found it?
Tim: any chance of refinding it and taking it into protective custody to get a moth you could photograph, and then taking that back and releasing it where you found it?
TimL
wrote:
22 Apr 2019
Don, it was sighted four days ago on the handrail in the Rainforest Gully and was very active, moving along quite fast. However, I'll have a look in the vicinity of the sighting next time I'm there and hopefully it might turn up. Tim
donhe
wrote:
25 Apr 2019
The larva of Phalaenoides glycinae has an enlarged red anal segment.
This doesnt.
It is NOT Phalaenoides glycinae.
This doesnt.
It is NOT Phalaenoides glycinae.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
26 Apr 2019
Hi Tim
You didn't specify whether it was a moth or a butterfly. It would be good to do this with your caterpillars so that the moderators of one of these groups gets an email about it. l made the suggestion to ensure that the moth people saw it.
You didn't specify whether it was a moth or a butterfly. It would be good to do this with your caterpillars so that the moderators of one of these groups gets an email about it. l made the suggestion to ensure that the moth people saw it.
TimL
wrote:
26 Apr 2019
Hi Michael
I'm usually unsure if any particular caterpillar I photograph is a moth or a butterfly however, I take your point and will in future specify one or the other to ensure the moth or butterfly experts are notified.
Tim
I'm usually unsure if any particular caterpillar I photograph is a moth or a butterfly however, I take your point and will in future specify one or the other to ensure the moth or butterfly experts are notified.
Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108580-35.277517
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Apr 2019 02:00 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Agaristinae (subfamily)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Agaristinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- A Day-Flying Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1325.44m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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