Unidentified Anthelid Moth at Namadgi National Park
Identification history
| Anthela (genus) immature | 12 Aug 2024 | donhe | ||
| Anthela (genus) immature | 12 Aug 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Arctiinae (subfamily) | 10 Aug 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Apr 2024 | VanceLawrence |
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User's notes
Caterpillar approximately 25mm long. Very hairy. Was on a tussock of grass near a granite outcrop about 100m north of Brayshaws hut.
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donhe
wrote:
11 Aug 2024
The pale triangular 'face' suggests Anthela, but the white hairs have a structure unlike any in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/anth-cats.html
so it is probably one of the 50 or so Anthela species for which we have no larval photos.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/anth-cats.html
so it is probably one of the 50 or so Anthela species for which we have no larval photos.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.985556-35.873056
- Altitude 1231.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Apr 2024 08:11 AM Recorded on
- VanceLawrence Recorded by
Additional information
- Tussock of I suspect a native grass, but I can't be sure. Near a stand of Hakea at a granite outcrop. Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Anthela (genus) immature Scientific name
- Unidentified Anthelid Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1559.5m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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