Panacela sp.

Bag Shelter Moth at Wattle Ridge, NSW

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Identification history

	Panacela sp.	5 Jul 2023	RogerF
	Pergidae sp. (family)	29 Jun 2023	GlossyGal

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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

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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:

30 Jun 2023

Thank you Roger - I'll get onto it.

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!

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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
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths GlossyGal Southern Highlands NatureMapr

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
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New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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