Chelepteryx collesi
White-stemmed Gum Moth at Casey, ACT
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| Chelepteryx collesi | donhe | 14 May 2023 | |
| Chelepteryx collesi | Hejor1 | 14 May 2023 | |
| Opodiphthera eucalypti | Hejor1 | 30 Apr 2023 |
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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
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?
7 May 2023
7 May 2023
I couldn't see the brittle hairs in the photo, but those are characteristic of C. collesi.
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.
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
- 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 animal
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
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- Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chelepteryx collesi Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chelepteryx collesi Scientific name
- White-stemmed Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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