Lymantriinae (subfamily)
Unidentified tussock moths at Bungendore, NSW
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| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 12 Jan 2025 | |
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | donhe | 12 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | clarehoneydove | 11 Jan 2025 |
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2 comments
12 Jan 2025
What an extraordinary photo. It looks like a parasite on a caterpillar, either a fungus or a tick ?
@clarehoneydove : what could you see ?
@clarehoneydove : what could you see ?
12 Jan 2025
@donhe it's so hard to see with my poor near vision. I thought that was the caterpillars head hanging off. The caterpillar is stuck on the branch just underneath it. I have it in a baggie so will take another look tomorrow.
Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- Cherry ballart Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Deceased Animal health
Collections
- clarehoneydove NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Lymantriidae sp. (subfamily)
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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