1 A tiger moth at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Anestia (genus) | 1 Apr 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Anestia (genus) | 1 Apr 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
A follow-up sighting to 4204137, 4204211 and 4205307. The female Tiger Moth has departed and caterpillars are emerging from the eggs. At the top left of the final image a caterpillar can be seen emerging from an egg.
1 comment
ibaird
wrote:
1 Apr 2019
Thanks for this. Given the previous sightings were unequivocally Anestia sp. we can be confident of this ID. Otherwise I have not been able to find equivalent reliable images online.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109652-35.275447
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 31 Mar 2019 12:02 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) TimL
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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