Australothis rubrescens

Indian Weed Caterpillar at Melba, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.050278-35.208333
• Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 12 Jan 2022 09:43 PM Recorded on
• kasiaaus Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

• Australothis rubrescens Scientific name
• Indian Weed Caterpillar Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 699.9m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Heliothis rubrescens (IFB Common 1990 cited in Moths of Australia, MUP)

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