Anestia (genus)
A tiger moth at Black Mountain
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| Anestia (genus) | ibaird | 16 Nov 2024 | |
| Anestia (genus) | ibaird | 15 Nov 2024 | |
| Orgyia anartoides | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 1 Feb 2024 |
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egg mass
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16 Nov 2024
Spent body of the wingless female at top left, having laid all her eggs on the outside of her cocoon. The size of her pupal case inside cocoon shows how much bigger she was before she laid her eggs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107122-35.261472
- Altitude 642.2m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2024 10:38 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anestia (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anestia (genus) Scientific name
- A tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.87m Recorded at altitude
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