A gum moth at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Opodiphthera (genus) | 29 Dec 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Opodiphthera (genus) | 28 Dec 2025 | DianneClarke | ||
| Doratifera (genus) | 28 Dec 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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About three times the size of any I've found before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029838-35.239635
- Altitude 637.4m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2025 10:19 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Opodiphthera (genus) Emperor moths (Saturniidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Opodiphthera (genus) Scientific name
- A gum moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 994m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Austrocaligula sp.(genus)
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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