Lymantriinae (subfamily)

Unidentified tussock moths at Greenleigh, NSW

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Lymantriinae (subfamily) 28 Apr 2026 ibaird
Lymantriinae (subfamily) 28 Apr 2026 WendyEM
Orgyia australis 26 Apr 2026 LyndalT

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Guessing - don't think his horns are long enough for this genus?

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DianneClarke wrote:
   28 Apr 2026
O. australis has different colours and not found anywhere near here as far as I know
WendyEM wrote:
   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
ibaird wrote:
   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

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