Anthela acuta

Common Anthelid at Burradoo, NSW

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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	michaelb
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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Location information

Coordinates 150.412431 -34.491025
Altitude 671.9m
Maps Wingecarribee Local Government Area Burradoo
Places Burradoo, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Feb 2022 09:56 AM Recorded on
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Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Anthela acuta Scientific name
Common Anthelid Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1664.8m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Darala excisa

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