A Tiger moth at Sheldon, QLD
Identification history
| Chiriphe equidistans | 28 Jul 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Chiriphe equidistans | 27 Jul 2024 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 27 Jul 2024 | PJH123 |
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User's notes
Chiriphe equidistans (T.P. Lucas, 1890)
2 comments
PJH123
wrote:
27 Jul 2024
I do not think the head is light enough to be tetramita, also the thorax of tetramita is described as “whitish-ochreous, anterior third fuscous”, while in equidistans it is described as "black, anterior edge finely ochreous and an oval oblong spot posteriorly on dorsum ochreous"
Location information
- Coordinates 153.207108-27.578751
- Places Sheldon, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 8 Mar 2024 08:38 PM Recorded on
- PJH123 Recorded by
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Collections
Sheldon Insects Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) PJH123 NatureMapr Chiriphe equidistans
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Chiriphe equidistans Scientific name
- A Tiger moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 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
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