Doratifera oxleyi

9 Painted Cup Moth at Acton, ACT

Doratifera oxleyi at Acton, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
Doratifera oxleyi at Acton, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
Doratifera oxleyi at Acton, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
Doratifera oxleyi at Acton, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
Doratifera oxleyi at Acton, ACT - 16 Aug 2019
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Identification history

Doratifera oxleyi 18 Aug 2019 donhe
Doratifera oxleyi 18 Aug 2019 michaelb
Unidentified 17 Aug 2019 TimL

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User's notes

Unsure what this insect is, not having seen one before. Possibly some sort of Neuropteran nymph? Sighted on a handrail in ANBG's Rainforest Gully. 4mm in length as can be gauged by the final image. Thanks to Marcus Leach for helping to find this colourful and curious insect.

4 comments

michaelb wrote:
   17 Aug 2019
Amazing !
KimPullen wrote:
   18 Aug 2019
Looks like a first-instar larva of the Cup moth Doratifera oxleyi.
   18 Aug 2019
Reminds me of something I came across in Tasmania which I couldn't decide whether it was an insect or something else no matter how much I inspected it. The colours I think I decided at the time seemed too artificial, but looking at this I may have been wrong.
michaelb wrote:
   18 Aug 2019
Kim's suggestion made and sighting edited so the moth people will be notified.

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