Anthela acuta

Common Anthelid at Burradoo, NSW

Anthela acuta at Burradoo, NSW - 2 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Anthela acuta 9 May 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Anthela acuta 6 Mar 2023 ibaird
Anthela acuta 6 Mar 2023 donhe
Anthela (genus) 5 Mar 2023 ibaird
Trichiocercus sparshalli 4 Feb 2022 RogerF
Arctiinae (subfamily) 4 Feb 2022 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 2 Feb 2022 JanetMW

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Native or not?

5 comments

RogerF wrote:
   4 Feb 2022
native.
ibaird wrote:
   5 Mar 2023
Caterpillar doesn;t match T. sparshalli, lookx like Anthelidae family.
ibaird wrote:
   5 Mar 2023
Seems to be reasonable good match for Anthela repleta, see ;-
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/repleta.html
The only way to be sure is to rear it to an adult.
donhe wrote:
   6 Mar 2023
Pink verrucae on last 3 segments = A. acuta.
ibaird wrote:
   6 Mar 2023
Not sure I can see any pink spots. Are you? Absence of top white ones maybe.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Anthela acuta Scientific name
  • Common Anthelid Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1664.8m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Darala excisa

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