White-stemmed Gum Moth at Casey, ACT
Identification history
| Chelepteryx collesi | 14 May 2023 | donhe | ||
| Chelepteryx collesi | 14 May 2023 | Hejor1 | ||
| Opodiphthera eucalypti | 30 Apr 2023 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
Cocoon removed and dissected. Pupa still in it’s case was deceased with a hard, crumbly texture. Many burrow holes present. Added tree sighting ID. Can also confirm that the black hairs on the cocoon can pierce skin and are difficult to remove due to their brittleness. Sites are mildly painful while hairs are embedded.
9 comments
Hejor1
wrote:
3 May 2023
@donhe @ibaird I had a look on http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/anth/chalepteryx.html and the cocoon looks different, plus the sighting was on a eucalyptus which doesn’t seem to match their food. There were 3. Could it be something else? Is it worth me trying to remove one and bring it home to rear?
Hejor1
wrote:
3 May 2023
Hejor1
wrote:
7 May 2023
donhe
wrote:
7 May 2023
I couldn't see the brittle hairs in the photo, but those are characteristic of C. collesi.
donhe
wrote:
13 May 2023
There are 2 related species Chelepteryx collesi (feeds only on Gum) and Chelepteryx chalepteryx (feeds on Wattle, Exocarpus and Pinaceae). Both have camouflaged cocoons like this. Saturniidae have dark globular cocoons.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.093881-35.172494
- Altitude 639.5m
- Places Casey, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 7 May 2023 10:18 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
Additional information
- https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4485647 Associated plant
- Dermestes sp. https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4486146 And Ptinus sp. https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4486218 Associated Insect
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
Species information
- Chelepteryx collesi Scientific name
- White-stemmed Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 684m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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