Orgyia anartoides
Painted Apple Moth at Parkes, ACT
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| Orgyia anartoides | WendyEM | 18 Jun 2026 | |
| Orgyia anartoides | TimL | 18 Jun 2026 |
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User's notes
Unsure of identification. Assumed to be Painted Apple Moth, similar to previous sighting 4727327. Sighted high up on one of the Carillon's walls.
2 comments
18 Jun 2026
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)
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)
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
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Orgyia anartoides Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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