White Cedar Moth at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Leptocneria reducta | 30 Sep 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Leptocneria reducta | 7 Aug 2018 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 31 Jul 2018 | JohnBundock |
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User's notes
On the Bee Hotel at ANBG.
5 comments
donhe
wrote:
1 Aug 2018
Except for the naked collar, it looks like Leptocnaria reducta.
Was there a White Cedar within 20 meteres?
Was there a White Cedar within 20 meteres?
JohnBundock
wrote:
2 Aug 2018
There's a white cedar (Melia azedarach) within 20-25 metres (Block 23). The Bee Hotel is made up of offcuts of various timber. There may be some white cedar included. I presume you mean Leptocneria.
donhe
wrote:
3 Aug 2018
I am glad someone knew what I meant.
Can you have look closer around the tree to if there are any more signs of L. reducta caterpillars, like cocoons, or dead skins, or silk on the trunk?
Can you have look closer around the tree to if there are any more signs of L. reducta caterpillars, like cocoons, or dead skins, or silk on the trunk?
JohnBundock
wrote:
7 Aug 2018
I checked the largest of the 3 M. Azedarach, which is next to the path and nearest to where the caterpillar was located. Nothing seen but the tree may have been protected from caterpillar attack as the caterpillar is known in the ANBG; see this article "Myriads of moths": https://www.friendsanbg.org.au/sites/default/files/pdf/newsapl12.pdf
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108961-35.276042
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Jul 2018 12:52 PM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Leptocneria reducta Scientific name
- White Cedar Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 807.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Lymantria aurivillii
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