Orgyia anartoides
Painted Apple Moth at Coree, ACT
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| Orgyia anartoides | ibaird | 6 Oct 2018 | |
| Orgyia anartoides | donhe | 6 Oct 2018 | |
| Nataxa flavescens | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Oct 2018 | |
| Unverified | JudithRoach | 16 Jan 2018 |
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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
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.
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
- Silver Wattle. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orgyia anartoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Teia anartoides
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