Spilosoma curvata at suppressed

Spilosoma curvata

Crimson Tiger Moth at suppressed

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Identification history

Spilosoma curvata	24 Jan 2023	ibaird
Spilosoma curvata	24 Jan 2023	donhe
Unidentified	24 Jan 2023	arjay

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3 comments

arjay wrote:

25 Jan 2023

These obviously vary a bit in colouring. Are the pale versus dark a difference in sex or age or aliveness or something else?

ibaird wrote:

25 Jan 2023

Yes, There are a yellow and white base colour forms. The black can be quite dark or light and everything in between. Moths of Victoria (supporting disc, Part 2) say the variation in colour is not sex related.

arjay wrote:

25 Jan 2023

Thanks. I had classified them all as the crimson tiger moth but then got confused when I realised that there was so much colour variation. I still have them all in the same subdirectory as the same thing. The red (crimson) varies quite a bit as well.

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Species information

Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
20 Jan 2023 12:32 PM Recorded on
arjay Recorded by

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Deceased Animal health

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