Utetheisa (genus)
A tiger moth at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Utetheisa (genus) | donhe | 21 Mar 2020 | |
| Utetheisa (genus) | JohnBundock | 20 Mar 2020 |
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1 comment
21 Mar 2020
Certainly similar to Utetheisa sp.(genus) although no red spots are visible at all on this apparently worn specimen. Looks superficially similar to Argina astraea (ie. no red diots) although thats a species with a tropical distribution in Australia,
Location information
- Coordinates 149.010417-35.867532
- Altitude 1245.1m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2020 02:21 PM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Utetheisa (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Utetheisa (genus) Scientific name
- A tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1582.7m Recorded at altitude
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