Anthelidae (family)

Unidentified Anthelid moth or Australian woolly bear at Paddys River, ACT

Anthelidae (family) at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Jun 2022
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Anthelidae (family) 30 Jul 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Anthelidae (family) 13 Jun 2022 donhe
Unidentified 13 Jun 2022 NathanaelC

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Deep inside a cave.

7 comments

donhe wrote:
   13 Jun 2022
1 cm too small for Anthelidae.
NathanaelC wrote:
   13 Jun 2022
Sorry I must have made a mistake with the length it was about 4-5cm
donhe wrote:
   13 Jun 2022
Ok. Too big for Arctininae. It appears to be on a tree trunk. A bit odd for inside a cave? Do you know what sort of tree that was?
donhe wrote:
   13 Jun 2022
Can you collect it (carefully, the protruding hairs may be dangerous) and keep it to see what moth in due course emerges?
NathanaelC wrote:
   13 Jun 2022
Definitely not a tree. Deep inside a cave, as in not just inside a cave, but in the darkest part of the cave and behind a protected granite flake. I couldn't reach it even if I wanted.
GlennCocking wrote:
   15 Jun 2022
Likely to be Chelepteryx collessi
donhe wrote:
   15 Jun 2022
Bit small. Maybe a Pterolocera.

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