Helena Gum Moth at Mount Clear, ACT
Identification history
| Opodiphthera helena | 11 Feb 2017 | GlennCocking | ||
| Opodiphthera helena | 11 Feb 2017 | HarveyPerkins | ||
| Unverified | 11 Feb 2017 | HarveyPerkins |
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User's notes
This final instar larva was drowning in Left Hand Creek before I lifted it out and placed it on some bark in the shade. I don't like its chances of surviving.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.082965-35.828369
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Feb 2017 02:33 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
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Collections
HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opodiphthera helena Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Opodiphthera helena Scientific name
- Helena Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1670m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula helena