Ardices canescens

Dark-spotted Tiger Moth at Melba, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.053111-35.208934
• Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

• 200 Abundance
• 15 Feb 2021 12:25 PM Recorded on
• Bron Recorded by

• Collections

  Illilanga flagged sightings Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Pistacia chinensis - feeding Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm Animal size
• Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

• Ardices canescens Scientific name
• Dark-spotted Tiger Moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 870m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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