Apina callisto

1 Pasture Day Moth at Yarralumla, ACT

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Identification history

	Apina callisto	24 Jul 2019	donhe
	Apina callisto	23 Jul 2019	JonSteinbeck

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There were possibly 100s of these caterpillars along the bike path between Dunrossil Drive and where the bike path goes down the hill to the west. They were crawling on the path and in the grass. They must have been on the path for a while as many had been squashed by passing bikes by the time I came through at 5 PM. The caterpillars were varying sizes. I saw Australian Ravens and White-winged Choughs in the vicinity but no indication the birds were feeding on the caterpillars. Sorry for the low quality photos, I was using my phone camera.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.080536 -35.306431
Altitude 579.0m
Places Yarralumla, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
23 Jul 2019 05:06 PM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Apina callisto Scientific name
Pasture Day Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 889.5m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania