Anestia (genus)
2 A tiger moth at Acton, ACT
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| Anestia (genus) | ibaird | 20 Mar 2019 | |
| Anestia (genus) | donhe | 20 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 20 Mar 2019 |
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User's notes
A mating wingless female moth at her cocoon. The cocoon was on one of the ANBG's direction signs, Section 27. Refer to the follow-up sighting 4204211 which shows the female moth after having laid her many eggs.
1 comment
21 Mar 2019
If you look at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/flightless.html
you will see that the pretty pink-striped flightless females are Anestia species
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/flightless.html
you will see that the pretty pink-striped flightless females are Anestia species
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109652-35.275447
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Mar 2019 11:54 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anestia (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anestia (genus) Scientific name
- A tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.87m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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