Ardices canescens
Dark-spotted Tiger Moth at QPRC LGA
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| Ardices canescens | donhe | 5 Jan 2024 | |
| Ardices canescens | Csteele4 | 5 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
Found wandering the kitchen last night. I generally have 5 or so adult moths on the back door each night. Placed back outside.
2 comments
5 Jan 2024
It would be good to see it's head and the colour of it's legs, or better still to capture it and rear it to the adult moth. Otherwise it's just a guess.
Location information
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ardices canescens Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Ardices canescens Scientific name
- Dark-spotted Tiger Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 870m Recorded at altitude
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