Ardices canescens
Dark-spotted Tiger Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Ardices canescens | ibaird | 28 Feb 2021 | |
| Ardices canescens | Bron | 28 Feb 2021 |
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The next stage for the caterpillars from sighting 4370524 - eggs laid on 6th Feb, Sighting 4373555 - hatched 15th Feb, they spread out over several leaves and ate the surface of the leaves. By 25th Feb they've all dispersed or been eaten by a spider which set up a web on the same leaves.
3 comments
20 Oct 2021
Known to feed on a variety of plant; From the point of view of moths study it could have been (Lepidoptera Butterfly House): Cobblers Pegs ( Bidens pilosa, ASTERACEAE ), Sunflowers ( Helianthus annuus, ASTERACEAE), Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale, ASTERACEAE ), Hollyhocks ( Alcea rosea, MALVACEAE ), Plantains ( Plantago species, PLANTAGINACEAE ), and Roses ( Rosa odorata, ROSACEAE ). I'm not sure its any ot those from the photo. An experienced botanist may be able to suggest matching leaves.. Given the suburbam location a plant from Malvaceae family seems likely.
21 Oct 2021
I think it would be good to add these photos, and those of 4373555, and photos of future instars and behaviour, to sighting 4370524, rather than having them separate sightings.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053111-35.208934
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2021 10:09 AM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- Pistacia chinensis Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ardices canescens Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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