Anthela varia

Hairy Mary at Canberra Central, ACT

Anthela varia at Canberra Central, ACT - 16 Apr 2018
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Identification history

Anthela varia 14 Aug 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Anthela varia 8 May 2018 donhe
Unidentified 8 May 2018 jb2602

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Is it the larva of some type of Tiger Moth?

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 16 Apr 2018 05:56 PM Recorded on
  • jb2602 Recorded by

Species information

  • Anthela varia Scientific name
  • Hairy Mary Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1638.4m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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