Orgyia anartoides
Painted Apple Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Orgyia anartoides | ibaird | 20 Feb 2022 | |
| Orgyia anartoides | donhe | 19 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | SteveBorkowskis | 19 Feb 2022 |
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User's notes
Approximately 25-30mm long. I appreciate that caterpillars can be difficult to ID, but this one looked fairly distinctive. It would do a headbanging action when threatened.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.214828-35.374150
- Altitude 765.5m
- Maps Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Jerrabomberra QP
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Feb 2022 05:21 PM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orgyia anartoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Teia anartoides
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