Hecatesia fenestrata
Common Whistling Moth at Aranda, ACT
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| Hecatesia fenestrata | ibaird | 12 Apr 2023 | |
| Hecatesia fenestrata | ibaird | 9 Apr 2023 | |
| Agaristinae (subfamily) | donhe | 9 Apr 2023 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 9 Apr 2023 |
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4 comments
9 Apr 2023
Wow : a new Agaristid caterpillar. Hope you can rear it. Could be a different instar or an unillustrated species from those in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/agar/agar-cats.html
I do not know any Agaristids that feed on Ericaceae or Caesalpinaceae.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/agar/agar-cats.html
I do not know any Agaristids that feed on Ericaceae or Caesalpinaceae.
9 Apr 2023
Hi Don. Looking at the pictures on your site, I think this looks rather like Hecatesia fenestrata, which I have seen not far from this site (sighting 4423913). You can see Cassytha, which I gave as an associated plant, in the photos.
10 Apr 2023
Hi Cath, I think the yellow bands look wider than in Paul's photo on LBH, so maybe it is a different instar or one of the other Hecatesia species.
10 Apr 2023
I think it s a close enough match to H. fenestrata, see here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104843800
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104843800
Location information
- Coordinates 149.082553-35.267578
- Altitude 725.4m
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Mar 2023 03:59 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Brachyloma/Cassytha Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hecatesia fenestrata Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hecatesia fenestrata Scientific name
- Common Whistling Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 754m Recorded at altitude
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