1 Unidentified tussock moths at West Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | 29 Aug 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Lymantriinae (subfamily) | 28 Aug 2024 | donhe | ||
| Uraba lugens | 28 Aug 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 21 Feb 2022 | ChrisAllen |
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User's notes
Two trees completely infested with this caterpillar. Seemed to be focused mostly under bark and around where limbs joined to the main stem
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
28 Aug 2024
@MichaelBedingfield :Two red dorsal glands on penultimate segments =
Lymantrinae. Unlike 24 known Australian Lymantrine species larvae at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lyma-cats.html
so is one of the other 51 species with unknown larvae.
Please can you rear a couple in captivity to get an adult moth for an ID ?
Lymantrinae. Unlike 24 known Australian Lymantrine species larvae at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lyma/lyma-cats.html
so is one of the other 51 species with unknown larvae.
Please can you rear a couple in captivity to get an adult moth for an ID ?
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
29 Aug 2024
Hi Don. Can we confirm the ID as Lymantriinae (subfamily), since the sighting is from 2 years ago?
donhe
wrote:
29 Aug 2024
Well, obviously I think so, but I thought 2 moderators had to agree for a confirmation, to check for mistaken observation or interpretation ?
Location information
- Coordinates 146.819739-36.128492
- Altitude 224.8m
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 18 Feb 2022 10:36 AM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
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Collections
ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Lymantriinae (subfamily) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Lymantriinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Unidentified tussock moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 859m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Lymantriidae sp. (subfamily)
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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