Anestia (genus)

A tiger moth at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

Anestia (genus)	16 Jan 2022	donhe
Anestia (genus)	15 Jan 2022	ibaird
Orgyia anartoides	15 Jan 2022	MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified	14 Jan 2022	trevorpreston

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Insect 4-5mm with eggs on gum tree leaf.

5 comments

ibaird wrote:

15 Jan 2022

I believe the female Orgyoa anartoides is a uniform light brown colour. See here:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/anartoides.html

trevorpreston wrote:

15 Jan 2022

This doesn't look like a moth to me.

ibaird wrote:

15 Jan 2022

A few moth species have wingless, flightless females. See link to Lepidoptera Butterfly House here:- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/semiochrea.html

trevorpreston wrote:

15 Jan 2022

I had no idea at all!

donhe wrote:

16 Jan 2022

or better
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/flightless.html

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1 Abundance
14 Jan 2022 10:02 AM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
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Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera)

Additional information

Gum tree Associated plant
Less than 5mm Animal size
Eggs Breeding behaviour

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
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