A tiger moth at The Fair, Watson
Identification history
| Anestia (genus) | 2 Apr 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Anestia (genus) | 2 Apr 2024 | donhe | ||
| Anestia semiochrea | 2 Apr 2024 | Harrisi | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Apr 2024 | Harrisi |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
2 Apr 2024
The female adults of the 2 Australian species of Anestia are indistinguishable in habitus photos.
donhe
wrote:
2 Apr 2024
No obvious differences in eggs, bristles or cocoon. Only male adult moths were described by Meyrick and Butler. You could try rearing the eggs and resulting caterpillars to get some adult males, and we might then be able to see what the species is. But if you don't rear them, we'll never know.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.170556-35.224960
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 31 Mar 2024 03:06 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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