1 Bag-shelter moth at Albury
Identification history
| Ochrogaster lunifer | 7 Aug 2020 | Alburyconservationcompany | ||
| Ochrogaster lunifer | 6 Aug 2020 | karenretra | ||
| Unverified | 6 Aug 2020 | JillC |
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User's notes
Don’t know what this is. A nest for spiders? Had fallen from a tree at Charles Sturt University. Thurgoona. Very clever use of leaves and twigs in its construction.
7 comments
Alburyconservationcompany
wrote:
6 Aug 2020
Very interesting, I have no idea what it is - I hope someone can help! What's the size?
JillC
wrote:
6 Aug 2020
About 25cm long. It had fallen to the ground, so I Placed it on a small branch. Quite heavy. Hubble reckons it is a bird nest.
Alburyconservationcompany
wrote:
6 Aug 2020
Ok - hopefully a moderator specialising in birds will help out shortly.
karenretra
wrote:
6 Aug 2020
It's a nest (or former nest) of processionary caterpillars. They are very hairy and can cause discomfort, so be careful handling even the abandoned 'bag'. Sometimes also known as 'itchy grubs'.
Google will give more info, but to kick off, here's an article discussing their lifecycle: https://austplants.com.au/Processional-Caterpillars-(Ochrogaster-lunifer)
Google will give more info, but to kick off, here's an article discussing their lifecycle: https://austplants.com.au/Processional-Caterpillars-(Ochrogaster-lunifer)
JillC
wrote:
7 Aug 2020
Thank you so much. Have seen several of these over the years and never knew how to identify it. Good on Albury Wodonga Nature Map! And Karen. I’m hooked.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
7 Aug 2020
If you want to see what the moth looks like that lays the eggs that grow into the caterpillar that makes this shelter post the following link in the address box above wodonga.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Sightings/45158
Location information
- Coordinates 146.990556-36.041667
- Altitude 223.0m
- Maps Charles Sturt University Albury
- Places Thurgoona, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 6 Aug 2020 08:08 AM Recorded on
- JillC Recorded by
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Collections
JillC Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Ochrogaster lunifer Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Ochrogaster lunifer Scientific name
- Bag-shelter moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 720m Recorded at altitude