Anestia (genus)

A tiger moth at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

Anestia (genus)	22 Jul 2019	GlennCocking
Anestia (genus)	22 Jul 2019	donhe
Unverified	22 Jul 2019	TimL

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An historical sighting. This was one of two moths sighted early morning, in the rain. Both very active and with this moth (the moth on the right in the fourth image) chasing the other moth. Presumably male and female? The other moth is shown in sighting 4230314.

2 comments

donhe wrote:

22 Jul 2019

Two males fighting for dominance. Even hyper-intelligent male Homo sapiens do it.

TimL wrote:

22 Jul 2019

As do some hypo-intelligent ones....

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Location information

Coordinates 149.064243 -35.213337
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
17 Nov 2017 05:14 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm 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
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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
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania