Anestia semiochrea
1 Marbled Footman at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Anestia semiochrea | ibaird | 16 Mar 2026 | |
| Anestia semiochrea | WendyEM | 16 Mar 2026 | |
| Noctuoidea (superfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Mar 2026 | |
| Unverified | Debbie05 | 12 Mar 2026 |
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User's notes
From the sighting it looks like a wingless moth(?) has emerged from the pupae casing and a male has engaged in mating.
Found in the Arboretum STEP garden.
1 comment
16 Mar 2026
Correct, these females are flightless/wingless. Males come to them to mate. Often there are multiple males. Then she lays her eggs on her sparse cocoon structure and dies among them - much shrunk.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066083-35.285356
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 12 Mar 2026 07:53 AM Recorded on
- Debbie05 Recorded by
- Wooly-Headed Pomaderris (Pomaderriis eriocephela) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Debbie05 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Anestia semiochrea Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Anestia semiochrea Scientific name
- Marbled Footman Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2190.4m Recorded at altitude
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