2 Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars at Penrose, NSW
Identification history
| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | 13 Aug 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) | 4 Aug 2024 | Aussiegall |
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@donhe I managed to get a photo of one of the caterpillars and have uploaded it
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Aussiegall
wrote:
5 Aug 2024
@donhe I will have another look and will see if I can get any photos of them
Location information
- Maps Penrose Wingecarribee Local Government Area
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Aug 2024 04:02 PM Recorded on
- Aussiegall Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Aussiegall
Additional information
- Polyscias sambucifolia Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Bag-shelter Moths, Processionary Caterpillars Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 694m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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