Anestia (genus)

2 A tiger moth at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Anestia (genus)	20 Mar 2019	ibaird
Anestia (genus)	20 Mar 2019	donhe
Unverified	20 Mar 2019	TimL

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A mating wingless female moth at her cocoon. The cocoon was on one of the ANBG's direction signs, Section 27. Refer to the follow-up sighting 4204211 which shows the female moth after having laid her many eggs.

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donhe wrote:

21 Mar 2019

If you look at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/flightless.html
you will see that the pretty pink-striped flightless females are Anestia species

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Location information

Coordinates 149.109652 -35.275447
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
18 Mar 2019 11:54 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
Machine learning
External link More information

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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania