Anthela (genus) adult
Australian Hairy Bears at Freshwater Creek, VIC
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| Anthela (genus) adult | ibaird | 14 Oct 2024 | |
| Anthela (genus) adult | donhe | 14 Oct 2024 | |
| Anthela nicothoe | WendyEM | 13 Oct 2024 |
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4 comments
14 Oct 2024
I had considered A varia but ruled it out as it showed none of the very wavy postmedial line associated with the line of dots on fore and hind wings
14 Oct 2024
OK, fair point. Looking at this again, I think A. acuta cannot be ruled out. Reading page 206 (for images) 'Moths in the ACT' regards A. repleta/ varia/A. acuta as a species complex with high variability within species making them difficult to separate. I'm assuming its a male with yellowish antennae which I've seem bwefore in moths id'd as A. acuta.
14 Oct 2024
SPecies are hard to separate from images and Moths of Vic does not offer any definitive answers either. It does say discal spots are bigger in A. nicothoe than other common sp (which I had missed). Male A. varia are shown with yellow antennae too.
Location information
- Coordinates 144.269833-38.251817
- Places Freshwater Creek, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2021 12:13 AM Recorded on
- WendyEM Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Anthela (genus) adult Scientific name
- Australian Hairy Bears Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 676m Recorded at altitude
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