Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
Sighting 4466648

Ardices curvata

Crimson Tiger Moth at Charleys Forest, NSW

Ardices curvata at Charleys Forest, NSW - suppressed
Ardices curvata at Charleys Forest, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Ardices curvata 24 Jan 2023 ibaird
Ardices curvata 24 Jan 2023 donhe
Unverified 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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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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