Opodiphthera helena

Helena Gum Moth at Rendezvous Creek, ACT

Opodiphthera helena at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 14 Feb 2015

Opodiphthera helena at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 14 Feb 2015

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Identification history

	Opodiphthera helena	10 Aug 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Opodiphthera helena	9 Aug 2018	donhe
	Unidentified	30 Jan 2018	KMcCue

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3 comments

KMcCue wrote:

10 Aug 2018

Thanks Don, that looks right but I am no judge.

donhe wrote:

11 Aug 2018

The blue tubercles on the thorax and the white lateral line are characteristic.

KMcCue wrote:

11 Aug 2018

Thanks Don and Michael

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Feb 2015 12:46 PM Recorded on
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Insects Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) KMcCue

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour

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
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula helena

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