Oenochroma vinaria
Pink-bellied Moth, Hakea Wine Moth at Wanniassa, ACT
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| Oenochroma vinaria | ibaird | 6 Feb 2020 | |
| Oenochroma vinaria | donhe | 6 Feb 2020 | |
| Unverified | Lucylu243 | 4 Feb 2020 |
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User's notes
4 caterpillars on one plant. Uncertain if butterfly or moth
5 comments
6 Feb 2020
The large larva is family Lasiocompidae. I assume the plant is a Casuarina? If so, the small green larvae may be Munychryia senicula (Anthelidae). I'd love to collect some and rear them.
7 Feb 2020
Photo fits O. vinaria larvae imgaes both on the ALA and LBH. Hakea is a known food plant of the species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.077441-35.400713
- Places Wanniassa, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2020 02:53 PM Recorded on
- Lucylu243 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- Lucylu243 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oenochroma vinaria Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Oenochroma vinaria Scientific name
- Pink-bellied Moth, Hakea Wine Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 676m Recorded at altitude
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