Orgyia anartoides

Painted Apple Moth at Charleys Forest, NSW

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Identification history

Orgyia anartoides	13 Jan 2023	ibaird
Orgyia anartoides	13 Jan 2023	donhe
Unverified	8 Jan 2023	arjay

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These delightful caterpillars are skeletonising the apple leaves quite successfully.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

13 Jan 2023

Lepidoptera

donhe wrote:

13 Jan 2023

Any identification is tentative with no view of the head or the legs. Assuming the caterpillar is facing away from the camera, I think I see two dorsal orange glands on the final two abdominal segments suggesting Lymantriinae. Also darker hairs behind the thorax and the foodplant suggests the Painted Apple Moth. I hope you can rear it in captivity, and take photos showing more diagnostic details , and better still: the adult moth.

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Charleys Forest, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
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Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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