Australothis rubrescens

Indian Weed Caterpillar at Belconnen, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.074812-35.247062
• Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
• Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 2 Nov 2024 07:17 AM Recorded on
• JohnGiacon Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JohnGiacon

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Injured / sick Animal health

Species information

• Australothis rubrescens Scientific name
• Indian Weed Caterpillar Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 699.9m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Heliothis rubrescens (IFB Common 1990 cited in Moths of Australia, MUP)

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