Doratifera pinguis
Pale Cup Moth at Braddon, ACT
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| Doratifera pinguis | ibaird | 21 Sep 2024 | |
| Doratifera pinguis | Hejor1 | 20 Sep 2024 |
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3 comments
20 Sep 2024
Terrific.
Did you get a photo of the caterpillar?
I have put a copy of your pupal photo into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/pinguis.html
I hope that is OK?
What was the pupa attached to (I guessed a twig) ?
Did you get a photo of the caterpillar?
I have put a copy of your pupal photo into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/pinguis.html
I hope that is OK?
What was the pupa attached to (I guessed a twig) ?
21 Sep 2024
@donhe it was attached to a eucalyptus trunk in a crevice, so I had to remove it from the tree. I don't have the caterpillar but I have more pics of the moth and the cup - I'll email the hi-res ones to you. It unfortunately was in an odd position when its wings dried so one is bent.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.134453-35.261803
- Altitude 576.1m
- Maps City Renewal Authority Area
- Places Braddon, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2024 07:17 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Doratifera pinguis Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Doratifera pinguis Scientific name
- Pale Cup Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 748m Recorded at altitude
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