Kurrajong Leaf-tier, Kurrajong Bag Moth at Rivett, ACT
Identification history
| Dichocrocis clytusalis | 25 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Dichocrocis clytusalis | 25 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 25 Mar 2025 | PGL |
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Possibly Dichocrocis clytusalis (Kurrajong Bag Moth) caterpillars. Leaves of young kurrajong stitched together with fibres to form a "nest", and many small green caterpillars found inside when the nest was opened. Similar nests seen on other kurrajongs around Rivett and Chapman.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.038300-35.352817
- Altitude 624.9m
- Places Rivett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 25 Mar 2025 03:02 PM Recorded on
- PGL Recorded by
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PGL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dichocrocis clytusalis Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Kurrajong Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Dichocrocis clytusalis Scientific name
- Kurrajong Leaf-tier, Kurrajong Bag Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 745m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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