Nyctemera amicus

Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth at Carwoola, NSW

Nyctemera amicus at Carwoola, NSW - 15 Oct 2022
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Identification history

Nyctemera amicus 17 Nov 2024 donhe
Nyctemera amicus 16 Nov 2024 WendyEM
Arctiinae (subfamily) 18 Oct 2022 ibaird
Apina callisto 17 Oct 2022 KMcCue

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4 comments

donhe wrote:
   18 Oct 2022
No yellow line along each side, no red marks on the head: so not Apina callisto. Hairy; black head, single dorsal line: Arctiinae. Dorsal line not plain yellow, so not Spilosoma species.
donhe wrote:
   18 Oct 2022
Hope you can rear it to get an adult moth. I would love to know what species this is.
WendyEM wrote:
   16 Nov 2024
Plant looks like a Senecia
KMcCue wrote:
   17 Nov 2024
Thanks everybody for persevering and sorting out my sighting.

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