Anestia (genus)
A tiger moth at Stromlo, ACT
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| Anestia (genus) | donhe | 16 Jan 2022 | |
| Anestia (genus) | ibaird | 15 Jan 2022 | |
| Orgyia anartoides | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 14 Jan 2022 |
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User's notes
Insect 4-5mm with eggs on gum tree leaf.
5 comments
15 Jan 2022
I believe the female Orgyoa anartoides is a uniform light brown colour. See here:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/anartoides.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/anartoides.html
15 Jan 2022
A few moth species have wingless, flightless females. See link to Lepidoptera Butterfly House here:- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/semiochrea.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.008604-35.298468
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2022 10:02 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- Gum tree Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anestia (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anestia (genus) Scientific name
- A tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.87m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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