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Sighting 4485824

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Scar Bank Gem (Plusiinae) at Braddon, ACT

Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
Ctenoplusia limbirena at Braddon, ACT - 9 May 2023 07:32 PM
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Identification history

Ctenoplusia limbirena 5 Jun 2025 WendyEM
Ctenoplusia limberina 16 Jun 2023 ibaird
Ctenoplusia limberina 15 Jun 2023 donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE 9 May 2023 Hejor1

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8 comments

donhe wrote:
   10 May 2023
Please take it into protective custody and rear it to get an adult moth. I would love to know which species has that black ring around the head.
Hejor1 wrote:
   10 May 2023
@donhe have done so, thanks. I’m feeding it what I found it on (mint) and will monitor.
donhe wrote:
   10 May 2023
excellent
ibaird wrote:
   11 May 2023
Not Plusiinae (subfamily), eg. Ctenoplusia (genus)?
donhe wrote:
   11 May 2023
Plusiinae larvae have a tapering narrower head and thorax, a more hemispherical head, and often a lot of white lines and black dots, and no annular coloured ring around the head. Many Nacophorini larvse have flatter faces like this specimen, and some have an annular coloured ring around the face.
Hejor1 wrote:
   15 Jun 2023
Hejor1 wrote:
   15 Jun 2023
donhe wrote:
   15 Jun 2023
Terrific. Congratulations. The black marks on the head appear to be inherent and possibly species-specific.

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