Pink-bellied Moth, Hakea Wine Moth at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Oenochroma vinaria | 27 May 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Oenochroma vinaria | 24 May 2018 | donhe | ||
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | 24 May 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Jan 2018 | KenT |
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User's notes
These had stripped on Lomatia myricoides of foliage and were also on Baeckea utilis, they were also feeding Harpobittacus australis
3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
27 May 2018
Larvae look similar to younger O. vinaria larvae, but references usulally indicate that O. vinaria larvae are usually found on Proteace a (e.g. Banksia, Hakea etc.)
donhe
wrote:
28 May 2018
Lomatia myricoides is in Proteaceae. I suspect that they strayed onto the Baeckea utilis (Myrtaceae) out of desperation.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.904889-35.521417
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2018 12:59 PM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Geometer moths (Geometridae) KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Lomatia myricoides, Baeckea utilis Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Oenochroma vinaria Scientific name
- Pink-bellied Moth, Hakea Wine Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 667m Recorded at altitude
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