Utetheisa pulchelloides
Heliotrope Moth at Paddys River, ACT
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| Utetheisa pulchelloides | ibaird | 12 Aug 2017 | |
| Utetheisa pulchelloides | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Aug 2017 |
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User's notes
On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
1 comment
12 Aug 2017
The rectangular red spot near the tip of the hind edge of the forewing is present so I'm confident it is U. pulchelloides. Also the pectinate antenna (like saw teeth) are just discernable indicating it is a male (CD update to Moths of Victoria Vol.2)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065039-35.499125
- Altitude 576.0m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2016 07:42 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Utetheisa pulchelloides Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Utetheisa pulchelloides Scientific name
- Heliotrope Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1738.4m Recorded at altitude
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