Chelepteryx collesi
White-stemmed Gum Moth at Chapman, ACT
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| Chelepteryx collesi | ibaird | 1 Jan 2018 | |
| Chelepteryx collesi | ruthkerruish | 1 Jan 2018 | |
| Unverified | SWishart | 1 Jan 2018 |
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The caterpillar was moving along the path next to a small suburban reserve. It was 9 cm long and about 1 cm wide - head is to the right. A few days later we saw around 5 dead caterpillars.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.036111-35.358333
- Places Chapman, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2017 09:23 AM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chelepteryx collesi Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chelepteryx collesi Scientific name
- White-stemmed Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.8m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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