Yellow-banded Day-moth at Coree, ACT
Identification history
| Agaristinae (subfamily) | 19 May 2022 | owenh | ||
| Eutrichopidia latinus | 17 May 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Eutrichopidia latinus | 17 May 2022 | owenh | ||
| Phalaenoides tristifica | 13 May 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Phalaenoides tristifica | 12 May 2022 | SuziBond | ||
| Unverified | 2 May 2022 | Rosie |
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9 comments
Rosie
wrote:
12 May 2022
Thank you Suzi. No shortage of Hibbertia in those woodland and rocky grassland areas west of Stockdill Drive. P. glyciniae has been less common on our Hibbertia scandens this year but has defoliated branches in past, drier years.
donhe
wrote:
18 May 2022
The head of the larva of E. latinus pictured in MOV8 is black and white, not brown like this specimen. I think this larva is unlike any of the 13 shown in http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/agar/agar-cats.html but is from one of the other 30 named Australian Agaristinae species, several of which have been found in ACT. I hope you can rear it in captivity to get the adult moth for identification.
owenh
wrote:
19 May 2022
Fair comment donhe. My reasoning for the E. latinus suggestion was due to the larval similarity to that species and the number of larvae, exactly as per Rosie's sighting, seen feeding on Hibbertia obtusifolia in April 2020 followed by the number of adult E. latinus in the area early spring the same year. Any advice on how to at least attempt to apply for a permit to collect Agaristinae larvae, feed, document and release on maturity in the ACT would be very welcome. @MichaelMulvaney, @SuziBond, @ibaird
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
19 May 2022
Owen - unless an insect is listed as a threatened species in the ACT you do not need a permit to collect them - unless you are doing the collection within a nature reserve.
owenh
wrote:
19 May 2022
Thanks Michael, Therein lies the problem. All the Agaristinae grubs I've seen over the years are located within Nature Reserves and are specialist feeders, eg on Hibbertia, so permits are required both to collect and feed.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
20 May 2022
Owen - you can apply for a licence to take and release animals for a scientific purpose (which you may not need but probably is the most appropriate licence) or to take a trap into a nature Reserve (which you will need or something that covers this offence). there is information at
https://www.environment.act.gov.au/parks-conservation/plants-and-animals/licensing-of-plants-and-animals - but you will probably have to go through Access Canberra and asked to be put in contact with the Parks and Conservation Service licensing unit, and ask them what is teh most appropriate licence to apply for. You will probably need to make a report for PCS on the moths you take and identify. I would be happy to write you a letter of support if that helps.
https://www.environment.act.gov.au/parks-conservation/plants-and-animals/licensing-of-plants-and-animals - but you will probably have to go through Access Canberra and asked to be put in contact with the Parks and Conservation Service licensing unit, and ask them what is teh most appropriate licence to apply for. You will probably need to make a report for PCS on the moths you take and identify. I would be happy to write you a letter of support if that helps.
Ange
wrote:
25 May 2022
This is very interesting! We do have a lot of Hibbertia flowering in that area at the moment. The site is managed by the Ginninderry Conservation Trust (me and my team) under licence but is still Nature Reserve as Michael mentions above. We'd be keen to chat to about any potential research you might like to undertake about this species - sounds exciting! We have quite a few research programs on the go (with ANU and UC) but nothing so far on butterflies/moths. If you'd like to get in touch please email me at ange.calliess@ginninderry.org
Location information
- Coordinates 148.985594-35.238808
- Altitude 583.2m
- Maps Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2022 12:25 PM Recorded on
- Rosie Recorded by
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My flagged sightings Rosie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eutrichopidia latinus Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- InCallitris Pine woodland Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Eutrichopidia latinus Scientific name
- Yellow-banded Day-moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1292m Recorded at altitude
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