Utetheisa (genus)
A tiger moth at Cook, ACT
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| Utetheisa (genus) | donhe | 22 Mar 2025 | |
| Utetheisa (genus) | ibaird | 22 Mar 2025 | |
| Utetheisa pulchelloides | CathB | 22 Mar 2025 |
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22 Mar 2025
We cannot see the trailing edge of the forewing (which needs to show 5 reddish spots along the margin for C. pulcheliiodes), although C. pulchelloides is more likely in southern Australia than C. lotrix.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.062778-35.268333
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2025 08:38 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Utetheisa (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Utetheisa (genus) Scientific name
- A tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1582.7m Recorded at altitude
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