Epicoma contristis

Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth at Mount Clear, ACT

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Identification history

Epicoma contristis	23 Jul 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Epicoma contristis	7 Jan 2018	donhe
Unidentified	7 Jan 2018	KenT

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

8 Jan 2018

Hi Ken:
did you capture it for rearing to identify it from the adult moth?
Cheers,
Don

KenT wrote:

8 Jan 2018

Sorry Don my permit is for plants only. In my much younger days back in Sydney when I tried to rear them to adults it was an exercise in frustration as many caterpillars had parasites.

donhe wrote:

15 Jan 2018

Yes, the odds are against it, especially for that poor chap with the red mite hanging off the side.

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4 Jan 2018 09:56 AM Recorded on
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Epicoma contristis Scientific name
Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1368.8m Recorded at altitude
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