Australothis rubrescens

Indian Weed Caterpillar at Melba, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.050278-35.208888
• Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 - 3 Abundance
• 3 Feb 2021 11:36 PM Recorded on
• kasiaaus Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) kasiaaus

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Australothis rubrescens Scientific name
• Indian Weed Caterpillar Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 699.9m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Heliothis rubrescens (IFB Common 1990 cited in Moths of Australia, MUP)

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