White-stemmed Gum Moth at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Chelepteryx collesi | 8 Jan 2017 | GlennCocking | ||
| Chelepteryx collesi | 8 Jan 2017 | David | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Jan 2017 | Ratcliffe |
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2 comments
Ratcliffe
wrote:
9 Jan 2017
It seems to fit this description. It could have been blown off a nearby Eucalyptus Brittle Gum, or is maybe looking to pupate. I almost trod on it in bare feet, and glad I didn't!
NathanaelC
wrote:
9 Jan 2017
I don't know if the hairs on the caterpillar are bad, but the ones on the cocoons sure are! They're like metal splinters but worse; they stick in you like velcro, and they snap off when you try to remove them so are stuck in your flesh and takes weeks to work out.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104325-35.306331
- Altitude 558.9m
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Jan 2017 05:22 PM Recorded on
- Ratcliffe Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- When I saw it, it was not on or especially near a plant. The closest plant was a bamboo Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Chelepteryx collesi Scientific name
- White-stemmed Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 684m Recorded at altitude
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