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Unidentified Erebid moth at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Erebidae (family) | 17 Jan 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Erebidae (family) | 17 Jan 2023 | donhe | ||
| Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth | 17 Jan 2023 | owenh | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Jan 2023 | JaneR |
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2 comments
donhe wrote:
17 Jan 2023
I cannot find any caterpillars with that face, but that posture is common in Calpinae (Erebidae) caterpillars. It is not one of the 34 species in Calpinae that we have published caterpillar photos for, so probably one of the other 141 named species in that subfamily.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.169694-35.240856
- Altitude 646.9m
- Places Watson, ACT
Species information
- Erebidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Erebid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2023 07:19 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
Additional information
- Introduced pea, resembles a lupin (to me): see CNM sighting 4464477 Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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