Chenuala heliaspis

Rose Anthelid at suppressed

Chenuala heliaspis at suppressed - 16 Apr 2024
Chenuala heliaspis at suppressed - 16 Apr 2024
Chenuala heliaspis at suppressed - 16 Apr 2024
Chenuala heliaspis at suppressed - 16 Apr 2024
Chenuala heliaspis at suppressed - 16 Apr 2024
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Identification history

Chenuala heliaspis 16 Apr 2024 ibaird
Chenuala heliaspis 15 Apr 2024 DianneClarke
Anthela varia 15 Apr 2024 DianneClarke

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2 eggs laid by moth

5 comments

DianneClarke wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
female. I found 2 eggs so maybe I will be able to raise some caterpillars
donhe wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
Omphaliodes obscura ? I think female A. varia has recurved margins at the forewing apices.
donhe wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
I think C. heliaspis females do not have the recurved margin near the forewing tornus that this has.
donhe wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
Can you add egg photos to the sighting, or are they from a different individual ?
DianneClarke wrote:
   15 Apr 2024
I found 2 eggs this morning that I am 99+5 confident were laid by her - the one beside her in this photo and one where she was resting last night, and Icollected them as I had good success raising anthelas form eggs last year. Will try and take some photos in daylight tomorrow and post. The moth was still on the mesh curtain until mid afternoon and I thought she would probably stay until tonight and maybe lay some more eggs but she disappeared. I suspect she flew when the afternoon sun reached her rather than she was take by a bird.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 16 Apr 2024 01:58 PM Recorded on
  • DianneClarke Recorded by

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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Egg laying Breeding behaviour
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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