Lymantriinae (subfamily)

Unidentified tussock moths at Russell, ACT

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Identification history

Lymantriinae (subfamily)	5 Sep 2023	ibaird
Lymantriinae (subfamily)	5 Sep 2023	donhe
Euproctis edwardsii	4 Sep 2023	ibaird
Euproctis marginalis	4 Sep 2023	Hejor1

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:

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

Hejor1 wrote:

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.

donhe wrote:

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.

Hejor1 wrote:

22 Sep 2023

@donhe potentially another one related to Lymantriinae (subfamily) (Unidentified tussock moths)

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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
Collections
Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Larvae Breeding behaviour
12mm to 25mm Animal size
False Insect on a flower

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
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Lymantriidae sp. (subfamily)

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