A gum moth at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Opodiphthera (genus) | 18 Jul 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Sceliphron formosum | 16 Jul 2018 | MichaelMulvaney |
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4 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
18 Jul 2018
Thanks Roger it seems to be a mixture of mud and papery leaf like substance - but it was a pretty old structure
KimPullen
wrote:
19 Jul 2018
Agree with Roger, it looks like the cocoon of one of the Opodiphthera gum moths, either O. eucalypti or O. helena.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.175852-35.272908
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Jul 2018 01:17 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- On Trunk of yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) tree Associated plant
Species information
- Opodiphthera (genus) Scientific name
- A gum moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 843.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula sp.(genus)
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