Anthelidae (family)
Unidentified Anthelid moth or Australian woolly bear at Paddys River, ACT
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| Anthelidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Jul 2022 | |
| Anthelidae (family) | donhe | 13 Jun 2022 | |
| Unverified | NathanaelC | 13 Jun 2022 |
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Deep inside a cave.
7 comments
13 Jun 2022
Ok. Too big for Arctininae. It appears to be on a tree trunk. A bit odd for inside a cave? Do you know what sort of tree that was?
13 Jun 2022
Can you collect it (carefully, the protruding hairs may be dangerous) and keep it to see what moth in due course emerges?
13 Jun 2022
Definitely not a tree. Deep inside a cave, as in not just inside a cave, but in the darkest part of the cave and behind a protected granite flake. I couldn't reach it even if I wanted.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.906815-35.506073
- Altitude 1357.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 12 Jun 2022 02:49 PM Recorded on
- NathanaelC Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- NathanaelC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anthelidae (family) Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anthelidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Anthelid moth or Australian woolly bear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1686.81m Recorded at altitude
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