A tiger moth at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Anestia (genus) | 14 Oct 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Anestia (genus) | 11 Oct 2019 | donhe | ||
| Orgyia anartoides | 11 Oct 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 10 Oct 2019 | Marthijn |
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User's notes
Size about 4 mm. Edit: photo of larvae emerging at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/4238426
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
11 Oct 2019
The female of both these species are flightless, but the female Orgyia anartoides moth does not have the pink spots that the female Anestia moth has.
Marthijn
wrote:
11 Oct 2019
I added two more detailed side views just in case it helps the ID, one more with flash, and one the next day with natural light.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065820-35.377081
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2019 10:46 AM Recorded on
- Marthijn Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- Grevillea Robusta. Associated plant
- Less than 5mm 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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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