Doratifera quadriguttata
Four-spotted Cup Moth at Northangera, NSW
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| Doratifera quadriguttata | GlennCocking | 1 Jun 2022 | |
| Doratifera casta | donhe | 5 Mar 2022 | |
| Doratifera quadriguttata | MelitaMilner | 4 Mar 2022 |
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These things really sting!
3 comments
5 Mar 2022
Looks like only one set of stinging hairs, on the thorax, which is only consistent with D. casta, but the pink tinge all over is more like D. quadriguttata. This is the first larva I have seen that is nearly as ambiguous as the adults.
6 Mar 2022
I'll check if they are still there and try get a better photo. The sapling was completely defoliated though.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.935710-35.458685
- Altitude 677.3m
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Northangera, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2022 03:43 PM Recorded on
- MelitaMilner Recorded by
- Eucalyptus pauciflora Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Breeding behaviour
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- MelitaMilner Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Doratifera quadriguttata Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Doratifera quadriguttata Scientific name
- Four-spotted Cup Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1035.31m Recorded at altitude
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