Opodiphthera helena
11 Helena Gum Moth at Bimberi, NSW
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| Opodiphthera helena | ibaird | 18 Dec 2021 | |
| Opodiphthera helena | donhe | 18 Dec 2021 | |
| Opodiphthera eucalypti | SWishart | 17 Dec 2021 |
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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
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.
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
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- Featured SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Opodiphthera helena Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula helena
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