Anestia (genus)
A tiger moth at Theodore, ACT
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| Anestia (genus) | 3 Nov 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Anestia (genus) | 3 Nov 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Orgyia anartoides | 3 Nov 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 2 Nov 2025 | Cardy |
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In the middle of this is what looks similar to a dead slater or silverfish? No idea what it is.
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WendyEM
wrote:
3 Nov 2025
Various moths in this group have flightless females. The males visit the emerged female to mate and (in Anestia sp) she lays her eggs on her cocoon. Inside her cocoon is her empty pupal case. Often the spent female body an be seen on the case, but I can't see it here. Look at Anestia (genus)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121308-35.444611
- Altitude 633.0m
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Nov 2025 04:33 PM Recorded on
- Cardy Recorded by
- magnolia leaf (on the ground) Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Cardy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anestia (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anestia (genus) Scientific name
- A tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 816.87m Recorded at altitude
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