Iropoca rotundata
Iropoca rotundata at Higgins, ACT
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| Iropoca rotundata | ibaird | 1 Feb 2026 | |
| Iropoca rotundata | WendyEM | 29 Jan 2026 | |
| Calliteara pura | ibaird | 19 Jan 2026 | |
| Calliteara pura | WendyEM | 16 Jan 2026 | |
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | WendyEM | 16 Jan 2026 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 16 Jan 2026 |
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8 comments
29 Jan 2026
29 Jan 2026
Well done. It looks like that could be who it is. This shows why Don always urged people to try to raise larvae through to the moth.
29 Jan 2026
@WendyEM As it is a wingless female, should I release it back where I found it or will it just get eaten by birds?
29 Jan 2026
Presumably she releases pheromones so males can find her. Foodplant is Eucalyptus sp. So if you can put her out after dark, with her coccoon on which she lays her eggs, on a Gum tree she may well get to breed.
30 Jan 2026
@WendyEM Thanks Wendy. Just what I was thinking. I'll take her back tonight and let nature take it's course. It's only five minutes down the road from my place.
31 Jan 2026
These are photos of cocoon and larvae of a Calliteara pura that I raised in Qld
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145959944
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103596252
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110360051
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145959944
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103596252
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110360051
1 Feb 2026
Yes the larvae are apparently different siggesting I rotundata.
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/rotundata.html
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/rotundata.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.021275-35.233707
- Altitude 590.8m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2026 10:47 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Iropoca rotundata
Species information
- Iropoca rotundata Scientific name
- Iropoca rotundata Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626.76m Recorded at altitude
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