Utetheisa pulchelloides
Heliotrope Moth at Michelago, NSW
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| Utetheisa pulchelloides | ibaird | 15 Dec 2017 | |
| Utetheisa pulchelloides | Illilanga | 14 Dec 2017 |
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Private property. No public access without permission. The colour is faded but the pinkish spots are more prominent under the wing.
2 comments
14 Dec 2017
Based on likelihood this is certainly Utethesia sp. most probably U. pulchelloides but it could also be the less likely U. lotrix. They are very close to each other and differr only by the presence or absence of a spot on the forewing which I can't really check from these photos. Do you perhaps have a closer up image of the moth, i.e . as for the second image?
15 Dec 2017
I've added a cropped version of the photo to help. I had a look at the identification tips and the moth has five spots on the forewing; the extra spot is visible.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.153363-35.780082
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2017 06:04 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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5 / 7
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