Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | 4 Apr 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | 3 Apr 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 3 Apr 2022 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
At the ANBG so not collected.
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
3 Apr 2022
The white 'face' and the tuft on the head suggest Thaumetopoeinae. Would not ANBG be pleased for you to take it into protective custody, as the survival rate of caterpillars in the wild is worse than 1%, as long as you took the eventual moth back to the same spot and released it?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
5 Apr 2022
Don, I like to respect the rule that nothing should be taken from the gardens.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108487-35.275520
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2022 10:51 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
Additional information
- Acacia Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
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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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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