Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily)
1 Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars at Deakin, ACT
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| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | donhe | 6 Jun 2022 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 22 May 2022 |
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Now in protective custody. 45cm in length
1 comment
22 May 2022
Face rather like some of the Thaumetopoeinae, but not one of the 12 in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noto/thau-cats.html
Possibly one of the other 17 named species in that subfamily.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noto/thau-cats.html
Possibly one of the other 17 named species in that subfamily.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103644-35.327076
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Jun 2022 10:49 AM Recorded on
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) LisaH 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
- External link More information
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