Grapevine Moth at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Phalaenoides glycinae | 10 Jan 2021 | donhe | ||
| Phalaenoides glycinae | 10 Jan 2021 | MatthewFrawley | ||
| Unverified | 9 Jan 2021 | allecy |
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Several have fallen from the linden tree in our Hackett garden; presumably common
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
10 Jan 2021
Are they actually feeding on Tilia sp (Malvaceae) ? I have not seen any reports of P. glycinae feeding on Malvaceae before. Please can you rear a couple of the larvae in captivity to check what the adult moth looks like ? You may have the larvae of a different Agaristinae.
allecy
wrote:
10 Jan 2021
Thanks! I haven't actually seen them feeding, only under the tree. This one appeared on my thigh when I was sitting in a chair under the tree, and I assumed it had dropped from the tree, but it might have crawled up my jeans. I now think I may have cleared up the mystery of what they are feeding on, after a quick bit of web research on the Grapevine moth. I see that We have a substantial amount of a plant that this larva sometimes feeds on Parthenocissus tricuspidata, and we have an extensive expanse of what looks to my untutored eye like that plant next to the tree. So it may have come from there. I have been looking for more of the caterpillars today, but no luck so far. I will certainly try my hand at rearing the larva, but have never done that before, so any hints on how to keep it alive would be much appreciated. I'd love to rear it to adulthood. I currently have it in a 30x 18 cm aquarium with leaves, some sticks, and a bit of dirt in it.
donhe
wrote:
10 Jan 2021
Rearing is just common sense. There are some hints at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.163442-35.251919
- Altitude 630.0m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Jan 2021 12:32 PM Recorded on
- allecy Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) allecy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Linden tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Phalaenoides glycinae Scientific name
- Grapevine Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1737.24m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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