Anthela (genus) immature
1 Unidentified Anthelid Moth at Symonston, ACT
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| Anthela (genus) immature | ibaird | 18 Mar 2023 | |
| Anthela (genus) immature | donhe | 18 Mar 2023 | |
| Anthela varia | RodDeb | 18 Mar 2023 |
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2 comments
18 Mar 2023
@RodDeb : This looks like the larva of an Anthela species, but it does not have the pair of long hair pencils behind the head that A. varia larvae have. Photos of the larvae of only 14 out of Australia's 60 or so named Anthela species have been published, but this does not look like any of those, so it is probably one of the other 46. It would be really good if you could rear it in captivity to get an adult moth for identification of the species.
18 Mar 2023
Don the caterpillar had gone on our way out, so no chance of rearing it in captivity. Thanks for your help in identifying it. Regards Deb & Rod
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159663-35.342858
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Mar 2023 09:32 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anthela (genus) immature Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anthela (genus) immature Scientific name
- Unidentified Anthelid Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1559.5m Recorded at altitude
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