11 Helena Gum Moth at Bimberi, NSW
Identification history
| Opodiphthera helena | 18 Dec 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Opodiphthera helena | 18 Dec 2021 | donhe | ||
| Opodiphthera eucalypti | 17 Dec 2021 | SWishart |
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User's notes
Saw it as I drove past on the Mt Franklin Road - quickly reversed the car to check it really was a moth. About 9 cm wide. Simply gorgeous.
3 comments
ibaird
wrote:
17 Dec 2021
This is O. helena. No white tick marks on the forewing. Forewing eyespot is at a distance from the forewing main line.
ibaird
wrote:
18 Dec 2021
I seem to have made a mistake in initially not recommnding the correct species!
SWishart
wrote:
18 Dec 2021
Ha ha. I made the first mistake as I realised shortly after posting the photo. Still a beautiful moth
Location information
- Coordinates 148.767450-35.522793
- Altitude 1655.5m
- Maps Bimberi Nature Reserve
- Places Bimberi, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2021 03:05 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
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Collections
Featured SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opodiphthera helena Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Opodiphthera helena Scientific name
- Helena Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1670m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula helena
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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