Arctiinae (subfamily)
A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear at Coombs, ACT
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| Arctiinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 17 Dec 2022 | |
| Phaos aglaophara | donhe | 13 Dec 2022 | |
| Arctiinae (subfamily) | owenh | 12 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | Miranda | 12 Dec 2022 |
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5 comments
13 Dec 2022
On my display it is all too blurred. I am unclear which is the head end. Some pale patches look like just light between the legs. Some look like adhering debris or white mites. I have no idea what the larvae of 21 out of our 32 species of Arctiini look like, but P. aglaophara does have lateral red hairs on some central abdominal segments. Alex's photo in mov2 has some tantalizing white pixels that may indicate white skin between segments. Is this enough for an ID. I dunno.
17 Dec 2022
The head is at the top on the end that's curved over. I didn't notice any white on it when taking the photo (just a phone shot, sorry it's not clear enough).
17 Dec 2022
As Miranda notes the photos clearly show the head at the top end especially in photo 2. This caterpillar also has a dorsal longitudinal stripe similar to that in https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/3379805.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.042313-35.319660
- Places Coombs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2022 04:39 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
- Patterson's curse Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Miranda Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Arctiinae (subfamily) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Arctiinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- A Tiger Moth or Woolly Bear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 671m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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