Hestiochora furcata
A Zygaenid moth at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Hestiochora furcata | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Jan 2018 | |
| Hestiochora furcata | GlennCocking | 9 Jan 2018 | |
| Hestiochora tricolor | HarveyPerkins | 23 Dec 2017 |
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2 comments
6 Jan 2018
It would be good to capture a specimen of this, as few ACT Hestichora specimens are available. Tarmann 2004 suggests tricolor is mainly a Tasmanian species, and that there are several species in a complex that cannot be reliably distinguished by external characters only. The forewing on this apparently female specimen is very black and best matches Tarmann's illustration of H. furcata.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.993637-35.859475
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Dec 2017 01:51 PM Recorded on
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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hestiochora furcata Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hestiochora furcata Scientific name
- A Zygaenid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 684.3m Recorded at altitude
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