Australothis rubrescens

Indian Weed Caterpillar at Conder, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.101405-35.464663
• Altitude 0.3m
• Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
• Places Conder, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 9 Nov 2024 09:13 AM Recorded on
• MichaelBedingfield Recorded by

• Collections

  MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Australothis rubrescens Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

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
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• Synonyms

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

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