A tiger moth at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Anestia (genus) | 16 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Anestia (genus) | 15 Jan 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Orgyia anartoides | 15 Jan 2022 | michaelb | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Jan 2022 | trevorpreston |
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User's notes
Insect 4-5mm with eggs on gum tree leaf.
5 comments
ibaird
wrote:
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
ibaird
wrote:
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
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.008604-35.298468
- Maps Piney Ridge Block 402
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2022 10:02 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Additional information
- Gum tree Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Anestia (genus) Scientific name
- A tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 816.87m Recorded at altitude
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