Pernattia pusilla

She-Oak Moth at Greenway, ACT

Pernattia pusilla at Greenway, ACT - 21 Apr 2019
Pernattia pusilla at Greenway, ACT - 21 Apr 2019
Pernattia pusilla at Greenway, ACT - 21 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Pernattia pusilla 17 Jan 2021 donhe
Pernattia pusilla 16 Jan 2021 Bron
Lasiocampidae (family) 23 Apr 2019 ibaird
Lasiocampidae (family) 23 Apr 2019 donhe
Unidentified 22 Apr 2019 MatthewFrawley

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3 comments

donhe wrote:
   24 Apr 2019
Can you take it into protective custody and rear it to get a moth that we could identify?
Bron wrote:
   16 Jan 2021
I recognise this one Matthew Ian and Don, it's Pernattia pusilla. I've photographed it many times.
donhe wrote:
   17 Jan 2021
It could be a related species of which we have no caterpillar photos, eg Pernattia chlorophragma ?

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

  • Pernattia pusilla Scientific name
  • She-Oak Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 758.57m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Pernattia exposita

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