Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth at Holt, ACT

Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth

Immature Noctuidae Moth at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth	10 Feb 2023	ibaird
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta	9 Feb 2023	ibaird
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth	9 Feb 2023	donhe
Unidentified	8 Feb 2023	JimL

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At a guess - either butterfly or moth. Sorry, short on time to try and work it out.

9 comments

owenh wrote:

8 Feb 2023

It's a moth.

DPRees125 wrote:

8 Feb 2023

looks like some sort of noctuid moth

owenh wrote:

9 Feb 2023

@ibaird @donhe fya

donhe wrote:

9 Feb 2023

Yes, a number species in Noctuidae have brown striped naked larvae like that. I hope you can rear it in captivity to get an adult moth for identification.

donhe wrote:

10 Feb 2023

I agree it looks like photos of the larva of M. convecta, but I also think it might be an instar of Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta or Spodoptera exempta or Dasygaster padockina, or any of the other 417 named Australian Noctuidae species for which we have no photos of the larvae.

JimL wrote:

10 Feb 2023

Oh! Will see if it is still there and move somewhere less busy.

donhe wrote:

10 Feb 2023

How are you going to see what moth emerges in due course,?

JimL wrote:

10 Feb 2023

@donhe - Will do my best with daily observation and have a decent camera ready. Got a lot more free time on the hands as other commitments are done for.
Not overly confident in capturing any outcomes, but happy to deal in hope and at least try.

donhe wrote:

10 Feb 2023

They typically emerge in the night. It will have flown away by the time you get there. How can you possibly photograph it unless you have it in captivity?

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