Emperor moths (Saturniidae)

MichaelMulvaney

donhe

ibaird

KimPullen

SuziBond

HarveyPerkins

KimberiRP

GlennCocking

Amata

WendyEM

DiBickers

JulieMorgan

canberrabutterflies

WendyEM wrote:

30 Dec 2025

It does not look like a Gum Moth cocoon to me. Could it be a gall or some other growth of the tree?

Opodiphthera eucalypti

trevorpreston wrote:

14 Dec 2025

Thanks for that Wendy, I was perplexed.

Opodiphthera helena

WendyEM wrote:

13 Dec 2025

They go through several instars that look quite different. see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/satu/helena.html

Opodiphthera helena

trevorpreston wrote:

13 Dec 2025

Thanks for the ID, but I noticed other sightings of this species immature stage look completely different and I am wondering which is correct.

Opodiphthera helena

DianneClarke wrote:

15 Nov 2025

Could be Opodiphthera. too big for Doratifera

Opodiphthera (genus)