Doratifera casta

Black Slug Moth at Wambrook, NSW

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

Doratifera casta 5 Feb 2023 ibaird
Doratifera casta 5 Feb 2023 donhe
Doratifera (genus) 5 Feb 2023 ibaird
Doratifera quadriguttata 5 Feb 2023 Mike

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Feeding on planted eucalyptus.

2 comments

donhe wrote:
   5 Feb 2023
Black dorsal markings all along the body, only 4 evertable sets of stinging hairs : D. casta
ibaird wrote:
   5 Feb 2023
Yes, D. casta lloks likely based on the black colouration.

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Species information

  • Doratifera casta Scientific name
  • Black Slug Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 819m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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