Bag Shelter Moth at Wattle Ridge, NSW
Identification history
| Panacela sp. | 5 Jul 2023 | RogerF | ||
| Pergidae sp. (family) | 29 Jun 2023 | GlossyGal |
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User's notes
Sorry, I forgot to notice what plant these thick webs were on. The third image is a second web on the same plant showing a little more of the plant. I'm not even sure they're sawflies 🥺 Plant subsequently identified as Exocarpos cupressiformis - native cherry
4 comments
RogerF
wrote:
30 Jun 2023
Its a webbing caterpillar. I really need the name of the host plant to ID. If its Polyscias sambucifolia its the Elderberry Panax webbing caterpillar Cryptoptila australiana (Tortricidae), p 150 my book.
GlossyGal
wrote:
5 Jul 2023
New photo added. A friend when back & took a shot for me. She says it's Exocarpos cupressiformis - native cherry. Does that help?
RogerF
wrote:
5 Jul 2023
Thats good, except there 14 species of moth to check that feed on Exocarpus!
Location information
- Coordinates 150.428939-34.297067
- Altitude 587.7m
- Maps Wattle Ridge Nattai National Park Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Wattle Ridge, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 5 Jul 2023 11:57 AM Recorded on
- GlossyGal Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths GlossyGal
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Panacela sp. Scientific name
- Bag Shelter Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 587.74m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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