Doratifera (genus)

Cup Moth at Nitmiluk, NT

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Doratifera (genus) WendyEM 28 May 2025
Doratifera (genus) ibaird 28 May 2025
Doratifera pinguis donhe 28 May 2025
Doratifera quadriguttata HelenCross 27 May 2025

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2 comments

   28 May 2025
I think that D. quadriguttata normally has pink stinging spines, and D. Oxleyi and D. pinguis normally have the yellow stingers.
   28 May 2025
Doratifera pinguis and D. oxleyi are not recorded in NT - iNat records 23 sp and BOLD (Hobern) 18 sp of other Limacodidae sp in N.T.

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Sighting information

  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 14 May 2025 11:01 AM Recorded on
  • HelenCross Recorded by
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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Species information

  • Doratifera (genus) Scientific name
  • Cup Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 704.4m Recorded at altitude

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