Apina callisto
1 Pasture Day Moth at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Apina callisto | donhe | 24 Jul 2019 | |
| Apina callisto | JonSteinbeck | 23 Jul 2019 |
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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
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apina callisto Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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