Painted Apple Moth at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Orgyia anartoides | 14 Apr 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Orgyia anartoides | 14 Apr 2021 | donhe | ||
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | 14 Apr 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Acyphas (genus) | 13 Apr 2021 | SuziBond | ||
| Unverified | 6 Apr 2021 | NedJohnston |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
14 Apr 2021
As far as I know, a photo of the larva of only 1 out of the 6 named Australian Acyphas species has been published, and it does not look like this. I agree the 2 reddish glands on the penultimate segments suggest Lymantriinae. But this does not resemble in pattern and colour any of those in the photos 28 Lymantriinae species published in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lyma-cats.html
so is probably one of the 50+ other Australian species in that family.
I do hope you can rear it in protective custody to get an adult moth, Ned, to have a better chance at identifying the species. We do need more identifiable caterpillars.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lyma-cats.html
so is probably one of the 50+ other Australian species in that family.
I do hope you can rear it in protective custody to get an adult moth, Ned, to have a better chance at identifying the species. We do need more identifiable caterpillars.
donhe
wrote:
14 Apr 2021
AH now I think I see a dark anal tuft, and 4 foreshortened dorsal tufts, and one (of a pair) dark diagonal tuft by the head. I wish we had a lateral view.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109589-35.259822
- Altitude 609.8m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Apr 2021 03:49 PM Recorded on
- NedJohnston Recorded by
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Collections
NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orgyia anartoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Orgyia anartoides Scientific name
- Painted Apple Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 898m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Teia anartoides
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