Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
Sighting 4482230

Ardices curvata

2 Crimson Tiger Moth at Mount Clear, ACT

Ardices curvata at Mount Clear, ACT - 9 Apr 2023 03:30 PM
Ardices curvata at Mount Clear, ACT - 9 Apr 2023 03:30 PM
Ardices curvata at Mount Clear, ACT - 9 Apr 2023 03:30 PM
Ardices curvata at Mount Clear, ACT - 9 Apr 2023 03:30 PM
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Identification history

Ardices curvata 10 Apr 2023 ibaird
Ardices curvata 10 Apr 2023 donhe
Unverified 9 Apr 2023 JimL

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2 comments

ibaird wrote:
   9 Apr 2023
Not sure what I am looking at. Is it a pupal case of some sort? - or a black hairy caterpi.llar?
donhe wrote:
   10 Apr 2023
I think I see a yellowish dorsal line.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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