Hestiochora erythrota
1 A Forester or Burnet moth (Zygaenidae) at Braidwood, NSW
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| Hestiochora erythrota | WendyEM | 1 Jan 2026 | |
| Hestiochora erythrota | ibaird | 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 31 Dec 2025 |
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2 comments
1 Jan 2026
Note to self - look in Zyganids for something like this !! What an amazing wasp mimicking? moth, although I think Zyganids are not palatable ??
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792128-35.454624
- Altitude 680.0m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2025 02:16 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- Buddleja Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- 72 Araluen Road Australian Moths visiting Flowers MatthewFrawley NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Hestiochora erythrota
Species information
- Hestiochora erythrota Scientific name
- A Forester or Burnet moth (Zygaenidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 765m Recorded at altitude
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