Anthelidae (family)
Unidentified Anthelid moth or Australian woolly bear at Cotter River, ACT
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| Anthelidae (family) | ibaird | 2 Aug 2022 | |
| Anthelidae (family) | donhe | 2 Aug 2022 | |
| Unverified | Tapirlord | 1 Aug 2022 |
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User's notes
On mount Franklin road, sorry Don this one was to hard to capture and rear
1 comment
2 Aug 2022
Those rings of ragged hairs look like a Chelepteryx collesi, but approx 2 cm long is rather small for that species. Could perhaps be an early instar.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.782822-35.569819
- Altitude 1686.8m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Jul 2022 11:34 AM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Tapirlord 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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