Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth
Immature Noctuidae Moth at McKellar, ACT
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| Agrotis porphyricollis | Amata | 2 Oct 2022 | |
| Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth | ibaird | 27 Sep 2022 | |
| Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth | donhe | 27 Sep 2022 | |
| Unverified | Amata | 27 Sep 2022 |
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Found in soil near potatoes. Captured.
3 comments
27 Sep 2022
Some Noctuinae larvae are this size, and have no superficial pattern and burrow into the soil for daytime protection and pupation.
2 Oct 2022
@ibaird it is an assumption based on how it has been recorded here previously and how it appears similar to images of caterpillars. With a diet of potatoes it also fits how I found potatoes nearby. I am a bit certain, but I guess that it shouldn't be confirmed until we see the emerged adult.
Location information
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Amata Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Amata Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth Scientific name
- Immature Noctuidae Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1645.5m Recorded at altitude
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