Ardices canescens

1 Dark-spotted Tiger Moth at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

	Ardices canescens	7 Feb 2021	ibaird
	Ardices canescens	7 Feb 2021	Bron

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Laid over 200 eggs

4 comments

donhe wrote:

9 Feb 2021

Bron: I have taken the liberty of including a copy of one of your eggs photos in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/canescens.html
I hope you approve ?
Thanks, Don

Bron wrote:

10 Feb 2021

I'm delighted to add to the site Don.

Christine wrote:

27 Feb 2021

Wow, this is a great photo, and now you have them hatching in sighting 4373555! Well done!

Bron wrote:

27 Feb 2021

Thanks Christine - they're outside the back door so easy to watch :) I'll post the next stage soon!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.053111 -35.208934
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
6 Feb 2021 10:24 AM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
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Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ardices canescens Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Egg laying Breeding behaviour

Species information

Ardices canescens Scientific name
Dark-spotted Tiger Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 870m Recorded at altitude
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