Opodiphthera sp. (genus)

A gum moth at Majura, ACT

Opodiphthera sp. (genus) at Majura, ACT - 15 Jul 2018
Opodiphthera sp. (genus) at Majura, ACT - 15 Jul 2018
Opodiphthera sp. (genus) at Majura, ACT - 15 Jul 2018
Opodiphthera sp. (genus) at Majura, ACT - 15 Jul 2018
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Opodiphthera sp. (genus) 18 Jul 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Sceliphron formosum 16 Jul 2018 MichaelMulvaney

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4 comments

RogerF wrote:
   18 Jul 2018
Is this mud? Looks like a pupal case of gum moth.
RogerF wrote:
   18 Jul 2018
Is this mud? Looks like a pupal case of gum moth.
   18 Jul 2018
Thanks Roger it seems to be a mixture of mud and papery leaf like substance - but it was a pretty old structure
KimPullen wrote:
   19 Jul 2018
Agree with Roger, it looks like the cocoon of one of the Opodiphthera gum moths, either O. eucalypti or O. helena.

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  • On Trunk of yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) tree Associated plant

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