Lichen-eating Caterpillar at Guerilla Bay, NSW
Identification history
| Manulea replana | 21 Mar 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Manulea replana | 21 Mar 2019 | JulieMorgan | ||
| Palaeosia bicosta | 21 Mar 2019 | jb2602 | ||
| Unverified | 20 Mar 2019 | jb2602 |
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4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
21 Mar 2019
I have confirmed this as Manulea replana: Lichen Moth or Lichen eating Caterpillar after Bold Systems 4. Lepidoptera Butterfly House names it Brunia replana with a synonym Lithosia dispar. See: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/replana.html . All three names are recognised as valid by the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) which confirms L. dispar as a synomym of B. replana. The AFD calls M. replana a 'Generic Combination' of B. replana. I have entered these two other names as 'synonyms' of M. replana on this website.
jb2602
wrote:
21 Mar 2019
Thanks for clarifying these discrepancies, I take it that it is a Noctuid moth?
JulieMorgan
wrote:
21 Mar 2019
Thanks Ian. I understand that this is an evolving area. When I started, I was advised to use the Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia, Nielsen, Edwards, Rangsi.
John, this moth belongs to the family Arctiidae.
John, this moth belongs to the family Arctiidae.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.232353-35.833540
- Places Guerilla Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2019 05:53 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 South Coast NatureMapr Manulea replana
Species information
- Manulea replana Scientific name
- Lichen-eating Caterpillar Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Brunia replana Lithosia dispar