Pterolocera (genus)

Antheliid moth at Mount Clear, ACT

Pterolocera (genus) at Mount Clear, ACT - 12 Jan 2022 01:11 PM

Pterolocera (genus) at Mount Clear, ACT - 12 Jan 2022 01:11 PM

Pterolocera (genus) at Mount Clear, ACT - 12 Jan 2022 01:11 PM

Pterolocera (genus) at Mount Clear, ACT - 12 Jan 2022 01:11 PM

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Identification history

	Pterolocera (genus)	14 Jan 2022	ibaird
	Pterolocera (genus)	14 Jan 2022	donhe
	Unverified	13 Jan 2022	GirtsO

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4 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

14 Jan 2022

Lepidoptera

donhe wrote:

14 Jan 2022

Girtso : please can you rear it to the adult moth or determination of the spcies?

ibaird wrote:

14 Jan 2022

Based on LBH looks quite similar to Judy Bourke's photo of P. amplicornis.

donhe wrote:

15 Jan 2022

But there are 5 named Pterolocera species for which the caterpillars are not known.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.011555 -35.834763
Altitude 1350.4m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Mount Clear, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Jan 2022 01:11 PM Recorded on
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Insects Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) GirtsO Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

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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