Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides
Eastern Alchymist, Sweet Potato Leaf Worm or Sorcerer at Jerrabomberra, ACT
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| Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides | ibaird | 9 Oct 2025 | |
| Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides | WendyEM | 9 Oct 2025 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | GlennCocking | 2 Jun 2022 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | SuziBond | 21 Aug 2021 | |
| Unverified | StephenMahony | 21 Mar 2021 |
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4 comments
21 Aug 2021
Hi Stephen, this isn't a butterfly. It looks like a moth caterpillar but I'm not sure which species so I've just suggested the Geometrids.
22 Aug 2021
I cannot see for certain, but to me it appears to have 3 pairs of prolegs, so may be from Erebidae
9 Oct 2025
Image in "Caterpillars, Moths & their plants of southeastern Australia" McQuillan et al p. 163
Location information
- Coordinates 149.189500-35.350222
- Altitude 589.7m
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Mar 2021 02:51 PM Recorded on
- StephenMahony Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Collections
- StephenMahony NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides Scientific name
- Eastern Alchymist, Sweet Potato Leaf Worm or Sorcerer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 637.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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