Australothis rubrescens

Indian Weed Caterpillar at Turner, ACT

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Identification history

Australothis rubrescens	17 Nov 2024	donhe
Australothis rubrescens	17 Nov 2024	ibaird
Heliothis punctifera	17 Nov 2024	donhe
Unverified	16 Nov 2024	ConBoekel

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ibaird wrote:

17 Nov 2024

i'm not sure this is Helothis punctifera, Moth has large green (not a dark) eye and seems to be the wrong body shape. Given the previous discussions eg. sighting 4614514, I would expect it to be Australiothis or Helicoverpa (genus).

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Location information

Coordinates 149.117338 -35.269002
Places Turner, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Nov 2024 09:09 PM Recorded on
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

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

Record quality

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Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania