Opodiphthera eucalypti
Emperor Gum Moth at Ainslie, ACT
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| Opodiphthera eucalypti | ibaird | 1 Mar 2020 | |
| Opodiphthera eucalypti | jb2602 | 1 Mar 2020 |
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User's notes
Alarmed and resting stance of a male Emperor Gum Moth, wingspan 12 cm.
4 comments
2 Mar 2020
I understand our policy now is (Glenn C. and I discussed this recently) to use the nomenclature which is current on the Australian Faunal Directory generally without synonyms, unless a synonym is in common use., So yes, I'll add the Austrocaligula eucalypti synonym and for O. helena.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152032-35.259234
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Feb 2020 10:21 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Male Gender
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opodiphthera eucalypti Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Opodiphthera eucalypti Scientific name
- Emperor Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1250.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula eucalypti
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