Utetheisa (genus)

A tiger moth at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Utetheisa (genus)	23 Feb 2018	ibaird
Utetheisa (genus)	23 Feb 2018	ibaird
Utetheisa pulchelloides	22 Feb 2018	AlisonMilton

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

23 Feb 2018

I think the forewing tornus is too damaged to distinguish this from Utetheisa lotrix

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

23 Feb 2018

See comments on the following sighting:
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3377620
And the notes on this page:
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/19861

ibaird wrote:

24 Feb 2018

Agreed.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029623 -35.238200
Altitude 604.7m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
19 Feb 2018 08:25 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Species information

Utetheisa (genus) Scientific name
A tiger moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1322.11m Recorded at altitude
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