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Sighting 4231771

Doratifera (genus)

Cup Moth at Kalaru, NSW

Doratifera (genus) at Kalaru, NSW - 11 Feb 2013 03:51 PM
Doratifera (genus) at Kalaru, NSW - 11 Feb 2013 03:51 PM
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Identification history

Doratifera (genus) 8 Aug 2019 GlennCocking
Doratifera oxleyi 8 Aug 2019 DavidL.Jones

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User's notes

Empty cocoon of Cup Moth (family Limacodidae) on small eucalypt stem. Probably of a species of Doratifera. A circular lid is cut from the cocoon by the adult moth when it emerges after pupation.

4 comments

GlennCocking wrote:
   9 Aug 2019
Yes, certainly it's a Limacodidae, but how did you choose the species?
DavidL.Jones wrote:
   9 Aug 2019
Its the only species that comes up in the list which is a limitation. I qualified that in my notes by saying probably a species of Doratifera since they are common around here in some years.
GlennCocking wrote:
   9 Aug 2019
We'd better stop at Doratifera sp
DavidL.Jones wrote:
   9 Aug 2019
Yes thats fine with me!

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Species information

  • Doratifera (genus) Scientific name
  • Cup Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 658.86m Recorded at altitude
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