Ctenoplusia limbirena
Scar Bank Gem (Plusiinae) at Higgins, ACT
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| Ctenoplusia limbirena | ibaird | 26 Jul 2026 | |
| Ctenoplusia limbirena | WendyEM | 25 Jul 2026 | |
| Chrysodeixis eriosoma | AlisonMilton | 24 Apr 2022 | |
| Chrysodeixis (genus) | donhe | 2 Apr 2022 | |
| Chrysodeixis (genus) | ibaird | 2 Apr 2022 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 1 Apr 2022 |
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User's notes
Collected a number of larvae but didn't realise they were different and only posted the photos of this one. The moth has emerged on 22 April 2022 and I have added photos of the moth. Two days later two other moths emerged and they are of a different species. Will post separately.
3 comments
25 Jul 2026
Moth has the distinct pink spot on the termen, dark colouring and bend in the white mark (adjacent to white dot) characteristic of Ctenoplusia limbirena
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029507-35.238008
- Altitude 636.9m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2022 12:37 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ctenoplusia limbirena Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Ctenoplusia limbirena Scientific name
- Scar Bank Gem (Plusiinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 757.84m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Plusia limbirena Agrapha limbirena
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