Ardices curvata

Crimson Tiger Moth at Bonang, VIC

Ardices curvata at Bonang, VIC - suppressed
Ardices curvata at Bonang, VIC - suppressed
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Identification history

Ardices curvata 21 Jan 2025 donhe
Ardices curvata 20 Jan 2025 WendyEM
Unidentified 30 Nov 2022 JudithRoach

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Hello, I'm putting this up for my daughter as she is out of mobile range. A moth previously flew up when I was walking without glasses and a camera and I wondered if it might be a golden sun moth. She found pieces of moth this time, after a spider meal or something. Fingers crossed it's a GSM.

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WendyEM wrote:
   20 Jan 2025
Sorry, not GSM but Crimson Tiger Moth is very stunning too

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Native grassland including Wallaby grass. Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Ardices curvata Scientific name
  • Crimson Tiger Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 5280.5m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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