Proteuxoa (genus)

A Noctuid moth at Garran, ACT

Proteuxoa (genus) at Garran, ACT - 19 Oct 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at Garran, ACT - 19 Oct 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at Garran, ACT - 19 Oct 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at Garran, ACT - 19 Oct 2021
Proteuxoa (genus) at Garran, ACT - 19 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Proteuxoa (genus) 21 Oct 2021 donhe
Proteuxoa (genus) 19 Oct 2021 ibaird
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth 19 Oct 2021 donhe
Unidentified 19 Oct 2021 Tapirlord

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Have taken the caterpillar into custody, any tips for how I should raise it…..

4 comments

donhe wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
Excellent, see http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
donhe wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
It would be good to see the head.
Tapirlord wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
Thanks, don, have added another image, took me a second to work out which end was the head!! :)
donhe wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
Good. With the dorsal chevrons pointing to the rear, it is probably a Proteuxoa species.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 19 Oct 2021 07:41 PM Recorded on
  • Tapirlord Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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