Lymantriinae (subfamily)
Unidentified tussock moths at Greenleigh, NSW
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| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 28 Apr 2026 | |
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | WendyEM | 28 Apr 2026 | |
| Orgyia australis | LyndalT | 26 Apr 2026 |
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Guessing - don't think his horns are long enough for this genus?
3 comments
28 Apr 2026
O. australis has different colours and not found anywhere near here as far as I know
28 Apr 2026
possibly ?? Calliteara farenoides
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/farenoides.html
or other Lymantridae
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/pura.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lyma-cats.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/farenoides.html
or other Lymantridae
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/pura.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lyma-cats.html
28 Apr 2026
Perhaos C, farenoides, but this photo (and another) from iNaturalist look sufficiently different to me to raise doubts.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486517-Calliteara-farenoides/browse_photos
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486517-Calliteara-farenoides/browse_photos
Location information
- Coordinates 149.250804-35.364678
- Altitude 669.1m
- Places Greenleigh, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2026 08:27 AM Recorded on
- LyndalT Recorded by
- a glass window Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- LyndalT NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lymantriinae (subfamily) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lymantriinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified tussock moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 859m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Lymantriidae sp. (subfamily)
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