Crimson Tiger Moth at Charleys Forest, NSW
Identification history
| Ardices curvata | 24 Jan 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Ardices 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.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2023 12:32 PM Recorded on
- arjay Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
Species information
- Ardices curvata Scientific name
- Crimson Tiger Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 5280.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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