Australothis rubrescens

Indian Weed Caterpillar at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Australothis rubrescens	30 Mar 2022	donhe
Australothis rubrescens	29 Mar 2022	ibaird
Diarsia intermixta	29 Mar 2022	donhe
Unverified	29 Mar 2022	kasiaaus

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ibaird wrote:

29 Mar 2022

I think the shape of the thorax and the hind margin of the forewing doesn't look like D. intermixtaria and the reniform mark seems to lack the distinctive white mark on the inner side which is so characteristic of D. intermixtaria. I thinking this is likely to be the reddish form of the widespread Australothis rubescens.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050305 -35.208558
Altitude 607.4m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
4 Feb 2022 11:27 PM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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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
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Synonyms
Heliothis rubrescens (IFB Common 1990 cited in Moths of Australia, MUP)

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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania