Orgyia anartoides

Painted Apple Moth at Parkes, ACT

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Identification history

	Orgyia anartoides	Yesterday	WendyEM
	Orgyia anartoides	Yesterday	TimL

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Unsure of identification. Assumed to be Painted Apple Moth, similar to previous sighting 4727327. Sighted high up on one of the Carillon's walls.

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WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

Hopefully there will be breezes so they can disperse/balloon to food plants !
The shape and markings of the hatchlings corresponds with images in Moths of Vic. Pt2 2nd Ed. CD page Teia anartoides 4/4 (Teia = Orgyia)

TimL wrote:

Yesterday

Thanks for the identification @WendyEM

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Location information

Coordinates 149.141682 -35.298482
Altitude 566.2m
Maps Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
Places Parkes, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
15 Jun 2026 04:20 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Orgyia anartoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Orgyia anartoides Scientific name
Painted Apple Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 898m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Teia anartoides

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