Lymantriinae (subfamily)
5 Unidentified tussock moths at Wamboin, NSW
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| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Dec 2024 | |
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | donhe | 23 Dec 2024 | |
| Unverified | Wolfdogg | 23 Dec 2024 |
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23 Dec 2024
There is a picture in Caterpillars, Moths and their Plants of southern Australia by Peter McQuillan, Jan Forrest, David Keane & Roger Grund 2019 of a similar looking caterpillar - Nygmia edwardsii Mistletoe Browntail Moth. I expect this fabulous looking creature is another species or a related genus. The plant in this picture looks like a wattle ?? McQuillan et al also mentions similar moth Euproctis marginalis larvae are found on Eucalyptus microcarpa
Location information
- Coordinates 149.329700-35.209252
- Altitude 859.0m
- Places Wamboin, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Dec 2024 08:44 AM Recorded on
- Wolfdogg Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Wolfdogg Featured Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lymantriinae (subfamily) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Lymantriidae sp. (subfamily)
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