Ctenoplusia limbirena
Scar Bank Gem (Plusiinae) at Braddon, ACT
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| Ctenoplusia limbirena | WendyEM | 5 Jun 2025 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | Hejor1 | 9 May 2023 |
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8 comments
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.
10 May 2023
@donhe have done so, thanks. I’m feeding it what I found it on (mint) and will monitor.
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.
15 Jun 2023
15 Jun 2023
Terrific. Congratulations. The black marks on the head appear to be inherent and possibly species-specific.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.134419-35.261822
- Altitude 575.9m
- Maps City Renewal Authority Area
- Places Braddon, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 May 2023 07:32 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ctenoplusia limbirena Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Ctenoplusia limbirena Scientific name
- Scar Bank Gem (Plusiinae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 757.84m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Plusia limbirena Agrapha limbirena
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