Apina callisto
Pasture Day Moth at Macquarie, ACT
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| Apina callisto | ibaird | 10 Aug 2021 | |
| Apina callisto | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Aug 2021 | |
| Unverified | Dora | 9 Aug 2021 |
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6 comments
10 Aug 2021
Hello, I saw this exact caterpillar while out on a walk near Mt Majura in Watson. My friend commented she thought it a bit early for caterpillars? thoughts?
10 Aug 2021
I think he was confused by the more extreme weather cycles consequent on global warming.
10 Aug 2021
If you run the cursor over the records on the Apina callisto species page, you can see the annual cycle of adults in autumn and caterpillars in late winter into spring. August seems to be the peak caterpillar month as the caterpillars finish their overwinter development and look for a place to pupate. There weren't any July records this year, but there were plenty in 2020.
10 Aug 2021
Overwintering as the larva, when grass fires are less likely, is a strategy of grass-feeding Anthelidae too.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073883-35.249950
- Altitude 607.7m
- Places Macquarie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Aug 2021 02:45 PM Recorded on
- Dora Recorded by
Collections
- Dora Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Apina callisto Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Apina callisto Scientific name
- Pasture Day Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 889.5m Recorded at altitude
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