Chelepteryx chalepteryx
White-stemmed Wattle Moth at Kambah, ACT
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| Chelepteryx chalepteryx | donhe | 27 Jul 2025 | |
| Chelepteryx (genus) | ibaird | 27 Jul 2025 | |
| Chelepteryx chalepteryx | HelenCross | 13 Jul 2025 |
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3 comments
27 Jul 2025
I think Chelepteryx collesi smooths out the outlines of the pupa, making it look like bulge on the trunk. @HelenCross : could you open them (carefully) and take the pupae into protective custody, and see what the adult moth looks like when one emerges in due course ?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.021323-35.389293
- Altitude 585.7m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 13 Jul 2025 03:11 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Chelepteryx chalepteryx Anthelid moths (Anthelidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chelepteryx chalepteryx Scientific name
- White-stemmed Wattle Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 840.03m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Darala cupreotincta
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