1 White-stemmed Gum Moth at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Chelepteryx collesi | 17 Jun 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Chelepteryx collesi | 15 Jun 2020 | JackyF |
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Two cocoons
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
16 Jun 2020
Oh: and what is the plant family of tree? There are 2 species of Chelepteryx, that have differing foodplants, and have cocoons with differing degrees of nastiness.
And how long were the cocoons? C. collesi is nearly half as big again as C. chalepteryx.
JackyF
wrote:
16 Jun 2020
Don - Yes, the cocoons had sharp rusty brown hairs, the sort that get into your skin - you can see them more clearly in photo 3. I measured the cocoons properly today, each 11cm long. The tree is a Eucalyptus Cinerea. Thanks, Jacky
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101189-35.328757
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 Jun 2020 02:46 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Chelepteryx collesi Scientific name
- White-stemmed Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 684m Recorded at altitude
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