Doratifera (genus)

Cup Moth at Tathra Public School

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Identification history

	Doratifera (genus)	9 Jun 2021	GlennCocking
	Unidentified	8 May 2020	TathraPreschool

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2 comments

JackieMiles wrote:

8 May 2020

I think you have the poor creature upside down. It looks like a cup moth caterpillar to me, and a rather irritable one, as it has those spines at the back end erected.

TathraPreschool wrote:

8 May 2020

Thanks Jackie. That was how it was found. Think it must have been knocked out of the tree.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.977346 -36.735652
Places Tathra, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
8 May 2020 10:17 AM Recorded on
TathraPreschool Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths TathraPreschool South Coast NatureMapr

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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