Painted Apple Moth at Coree, ACT
Identification history
| Orgyia anartoides | 6 Oct 2018 | ibaird | ||
| Orgyia anartoides | 6 Oct 2018 | donhe | ||
| Nataxa flavescens | 6 Oct 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 16 Jan 2018 | JudithRoach |
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User's notes
The ant didn't seem at all interested in the caterpillars, so may have just been wandering through.
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
8 Oct 2018
Interesting. It has been suggested that the 2 glands on the penultimate segments of Lymantriid larvae secrete a fluid that may be attractive to ants who then protect the larvae from parasitic flies and wasps.
JudithRoach
wrote:
8 Oct 2018
Would make sense. It didn't seem to regard it as food at all, though it may have had a bad experience trying to nab that species before from the prickles.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.943721-35.312867
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2018 07:36 AM Recorded on
- JudithRoach Recorded by
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Collections
JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orgyia anartoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Silver Wattle. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Orgyia anartoides Scientific name
- Painted Apple Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 898m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Teia anartoides
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