Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily)
1 Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars at Mulloon, NSW
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| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 24 May 2022 | |
| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | donhe | 24 May 2022 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | GlennCocking | 24 May 2022 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 27 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | jb2602 | 27 Jan 2022 |
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4 comments
24 May 2022
The tussocks on thorax and tail, and the round white 'face' edged in black and brown, are found in the larvae of several species in Thaumetopoeinae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.626905-35.270066
- Maps Scott Nature Reserve
- Places Mulloon, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2022 04:40 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- Acacia Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily)
Species information
- Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 694m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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