Ardices canescens

Dark-spotted Tiger Moth at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.029634-35.238263
• Altitude 669.5m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 12 Jan 2022 09:56 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Eating my succulents Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Larvae Breeding behaviour

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
• Machine learning
• External link More information

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