A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear at McKellar, ACT
Identification history
| Arctiinae (subfamily) | 26 Mar 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Arctiinae (subfamily) | 26 Mar 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 26 Mar 2022 | Amata |
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User's notes
2.5 cm. Found on a bundle of thick sticks.
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
26 Mar 2022
Daniel: would you describe it as furry rather than hairy? Asura sp. caterpillars, are 'furry', although I have never noticed them having a pale dorsal line like the
more bristly Spilosoma sp. do.
more bristly Spilosoma sp. do.
Location information
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Mar 2022 10:20 AM Recorded on
- Amata Recorded by
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Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Amata
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Arctiinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 671m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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