Lymantriinae (subfamily)
Unidentified tussock moths at Russell, ACT
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| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 5 Sep 2023 | |
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | donhe | 5 Sep 2023 | |
| Euproctis edwardsii | ibaird | 4 Sep 2023 |
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4 comments
4 Sep 2023
The cchange erpillrrs seem to change a lot with age. I'm not sure, but this caterpillar looks quite mature and is similar to photos of Euproctis edwardsii I can see online. See:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/edwardsii.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/edwardsii.html
4 Sep 2023
@ibaird thank you, they were on a gum tree and Euproctis looks like it feeds on mistletoe. I’m not sure they are all the same species as there were a bunch that were large and a bunch that were tiny - nothing in between.
5 Sep 2023
There a lot of Lymantriidae larvae that we do not know which may also look like this. To find it's species, it needs to be reared to an adult moth.
22 Sep 2023
@donhe potentially another one related to Lymantriinae (subfamily) (Unidentified tussock moths)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.151764-35.299619
- Altitude 581.6m
- Places Russell, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 4 Sep 2023 04:40 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lymantriinae (subfamily) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lymantriinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified tussock moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 859m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Lymantriidae sp. (subfamily)
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