Orgyia anartoides
Painted Apple Moth at Burra, NSW
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| Orgyia anartoides | ibaird | 29 Jan 2024 | |
| Orgyia anartoides | donhe | 28 Jan 2024 | |
| Unverified | deridada | 28 Jan 2024 |
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1 comment
28 Jan 2024
Thanks, donhe. It does look very similar. The eucalypt it was eating has been identified as E. rubida subsp.rubida, or candlebark.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.229782-35.593439
- Places Burra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Jan 2024 12:40 PM Recorded on
- deridada Recorded by
- feeding on juvenile leaves of unknown Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- deridada NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Orgyia anartoides
Species information
- Orgyia anartoides Scientific name
- Painted Apple Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 898m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Teia anartoides
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