A tiger moth at Canberra Central, ACT
Identification history
| Anestia (genus) | 17 Nov 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Anestia (genus) | 16 Nov 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Anestia (genus) | 15 Nov 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Orgyia anartoides | 14 Apr 2017 | RogerF | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Apr 2017 | MichaelBedingfield |
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Mt Majura.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
15 Apr 2017
This is the flightless female with its eggs.See a full account in Roger Farrow's book 'Insects of South-eastern Australia', including photo of the adult male moth p. 30; phot0 larva, p.134.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.177722-35.249901
- Altitude 659.4m
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 26 Mar 2017 05:50 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
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
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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