Pterolocera undescribed species
Unidentified Grass anthelid moth at Garran, ACT
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| Pterolocera undescribed species | KimPullen | 16 Jul 2017 | |
| Pterolocera undescribed species | KimPullen | 11 Jul 2017 | |
| Apina callisto | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Mar 2017 | |
| Unverified | roymcd | 28 Oct 2016 |
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4 comments
22 Apr 2017
Yes, does not match images of A. callisto caterpillars on
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/agar/callist.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/agar/callist.html
13 Jul 2017
The specimen does match the caterpillar images which are labelled Pterolocera on the page for the genus visible on the Atlas of Living Australia. In fact the specimen looks quite similar in markings to the catepillar identified as P. amplicornis at:that species' page at: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:af5db9f6-b79b-4a2e-b8da-6974ced53a26#gallery./
17 Jul 2017
Thanks for that research, Ian. There are plenty of locally collected adult Pterolocera in the ANIC, but it is not clear how many species are represented, or what name(s) might be applied to them. I'll just confirm it as 'Pterolocera sp.'.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.116146-35.344524
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2016 09:49 AM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pterolocera undescribed species
Species information
- Pterolocera undescribed species Scientific name
- Unidentified Grass anthelid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 691m Recorded at altitude
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