Chelepteryx collesi

White-stemmed Gum Moth at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

Chelepteryx collesi	17 Dec 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Chelepteryx collesi	7 Dec 2024	donhe
Opodiphthera eucalypti	7 Dec 2024	KMcCue

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User's notes

A high branch fell from a Eucalyptus in the park. No damage to anything but I photographed 8 different insects, including this very large caterpillar as we tidied up.

2 comments

donhe wrote:

7 Dec 2024

Any interesting grubs burrowing into the wood?

KMcCue wrote:

7 Dec 2024

No, not that I saw.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.081436 -35.257672
Altitude 634.8m
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Dec 2024 11:45 AM Recorded on
KMcCue Recorded by
Collections
KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Chelepteryx collesi Scientific name
White-stemmed Gum Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 819.8m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania