1 Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars at Mulloon, NSW
Identification history
| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | 24 May 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | 24 May 2022 | donhe | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 24 May 2022 | GlennCocking | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 27 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Jan 2022 | jb2602 |
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donhe
wrote:
24 May 2022
The tussocks on thorax and tail, and the round white 'face' edged in black and brown, are found in the larvae of several species in Thaumetopoeinae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.626905-35.270066
- Maps Scott Nature Reserve
- Places Mulloon, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2022 04:40 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Acacia Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 694m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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