Helena Gum Moth at Oallen, NSW
Identification history
| Opodiphthera helena | 13 Dec 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Opodiphthera helena | 13 Dec 2025 | VanessaC | ||
| Opodiphthera helena | 13 Dec 2025 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unverified | 13 Dec 2025 | trevorpreston |
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3 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
13 Dec 2025
Thanks for the ID, but I noticed other sightings of this species immature stage look completely different and I am wondering which is correct.
WendyEM
wrote:
13 Dec 2025
They go through several instars that look quite different. see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/satu/helena.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/satu/helena.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.900945-35.162624
- Altitude 649.0m
- Maps Nadgigomar Nature Reserve Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Oallen, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Dec 2025 10:43 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Collections
trevorpreston NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Opodiphthera helena Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Gum leaf Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Opodiphthera helena Scientific name
- Helena Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1670m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula helena
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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