Arctiinae (subfamily)

A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Arctiinae (subfamily)	27 Dec 2019	donhe
Arctiinae (subfamily)	26 Dec 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	24 Dec 2019	rawshorty

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

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?

rawshorty wrote:

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.

donhe wrote:

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.

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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
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania