Opodiphthera eucalypti

3 Emperor Gum Moth at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

	Opodiphthera eucalypti	16 Jan 2024	ibaird
	Opodiphthera eucalypti	16 Jan 2024	CathB

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This is the sound coming from the cocoon of the emperor gum moth shown in sighting 4544670 which alerted me that something was happening inside after 11 months. About an hour after I first noticed the noise, it suddenly stopped and I discovered that the moth had emerged.

3 comments

ibaird wrote:

16 Jan 2024

Thanks, CathB. Great to hear this.

HelenCross wrote:

16 Jan 2024

You'd never guess that was a moth!

MatthewFrawley wrote:

11 Feb 2025

The one and only audio of a moth on NatureMapr, compared to over 36 thousand photos thus far.

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Location information

Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
CathB Recorded by
Collections
Featured Insects Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Opodiphthera eucalypti Scientific name
Emperor Gum Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1250.5m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Austrocaligula eucalypti

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Images or audio
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania