Arctiinae (subfamily)
A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear at Acton, ACT
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| Arctiinae (subfamily) | donhe | 27 Dec 2019 | |
| Arctiinae (subfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Dec 2019 | |
| Unverified | rawshorty | 24 Dec 2019 |
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3 comments
27 Dec 2019
The simple black head capsule is a common character in the Arctiinae.
It is intriguing with the paired dark tussocks on A1.
Is in in your protective custody to see what moth it develops into?
It is intriguing with the paired dark tussocks on A1.
Is in in your protective custody to see what moth it develops into?
27 Dec 2019
No sorry. I did not have a container with me and this one and the other i posted were on the handrail so not sure what to feed them anyway. The last one i took into custody i gave plant material it was on and some apple but it died.
28 Dec 2019
If you find a caterpillar away from a food plant, it is either ill or looking for somewhere to pupate,
so does not need feeding.
so does not need feeding.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108841-35.277968
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2019 08:51 AM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Arctiinae (subfamily) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Arctiinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 671m Recorded at altitude
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