Pterolocera (genus)
Antheliid moth at Dry Plain, NSW
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| Pterolocera (genus) | donhe | 8 Jun 2022 | |
| Anthela (genus) adult | JanetRussell | 18 Jul 2021 |
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4 comments
19 Jul 2021
Agreed it is in Anthelidae, but Anthela species larvae generally have setae sticking out, and Pterolocera species larvae have the setae laying more along the body, like this.
19 Jul 2021
I think the caterpillar is clinging to one grass stem but feeding on the base of an adjacent stem, so we see the underside, and the red things are legs, and the white things are verrucae.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.913940-36.114505
- Altitude 1160.4m
- Maps Top Hut TSR
- Places Dry Plain, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2020 09:44 AM Recorded on
- JanetRussell Recorded by
- Melicytus sp? Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- JanetRussell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pterolocera (genus) Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pterolocera (genus) Scientific name
- Antheliid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1350.4m Recorded at altitude
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