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Doratifera quadriguttata

Four-spotted Cup Moth at Wambrook, NSW

Doratifera quadriguttata at Wambrook, NSW - 4 Feb 2023
Doratifera quadriguttata at Wambrook, NSW - 4 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Doratifera quadriguttata 4 Feb 2023 donhe
Doratifera quadriguttata 4 Feb 2023 owenh
Unidentified 4 Feb 2023 Mike

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donhe wrote:
   4 Feb 2023
These early instars are rather dark. Can you rear a couple in protective custody to get an adult for confirmation?

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Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Wambrook, NSW - 20 Mar 2023 by Mike Chondropyga dorsalis (Cowboy beetle) at Wambrook, NSW - 22 Feb 2023 by Mike Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Wambrook, NSW - 4 Feb 2023 by Mike Neumichtis saliaris (Green Cutworm Moth) at Wambrook, NSW - 1 Feb 2023 by Mike Oxycanus silvanus (Pale Oxycanus) at Wambrook, NSW - 10 May 2022 by Mike Gotra sp. (genus) (Unidentified Gotra ichneumon wasp) at Wambrook, NSW - 24 Mar 2022 by Mike Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal, Heal All) at Wambrook, NSW - 24 Mar 2022 by Mike Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Wambrook, NSW - 5 Oct 2019 by GeoffRobertson Scolopendra sp. (genus) (Centipede) at Wambrook, NSW - 5 Oct 2019 by GeoffRobertson Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Wambrook, NSW - 17 Nov 2017 by Mike Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) at Wambrook, NSW - 17 Nov 2017 by Mike Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell) at Wambrook, NSW - 17 Nov 2017 by Mike Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort) at Wambrook, NSW - 15 Nov 2017 by Mike Neosparassus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Badge huntsman) at Wambrook, NSW - 12 Dec 2016 by Mike
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Wambrook, NSW - 20 Mar 2023 by Mike
Chondropyga dorsalis (Cowboy beetle) at Wambrook, NSW - 22 Feb 2023 by Mike
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Wambrook, NSW - 4 Feb 2023 by Mike
Neumichtis saliaris (Green Cutworm Moth) at Wambrook, NSW - 1 Feb 2023 by Mike
Oxycanus silvanus (Pale Oxycanus) at Wambrook, NSW - 10 May 2022 by Mike
Gotra sp. (genus) (Unidentified Gotra ichneumon wasp) at Wambrook, NSW - 24 Mar 2022 by Mike
Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal, Heal All) at Wambrook, NSW - 24 Mar 2022 by Mike
Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Wambrook, NSW - 5 Oct 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Scolopendra sp. (genus) (Centipede) at Wambrook, NSW - 5 Oct 2019 by GeoffRobertson
Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Wambrook, NSW - 17 Nov 2017 by Mike
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) at Wambrook, NSW - 17 Nov 2017 by Mike
Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell) at Wambrook, NSW - 17 Nov 2017 by Mike
Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort) at Wambrook, NSW - 15 Nov 2017 by Mike
Neosparassus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Badge huntsman) at Wambrook, NSW - 12 Dec 2016 by Mike

Location information

Species information

  • Doratifera quadriguttata Scientific name
  • Four-spotted Cup Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 4 Feb 2023 09:08 AM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

Additional information

  • Eucalyptus. Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour

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