Doratifera (genus)

Cup Moth at Wodonga, VIC

Doratifera (genus) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Jan 2022 08:54 AM
Doratifera (genus) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Jan 2022 08:54 AM
Doratifera (genus) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Jan 2022 08:54 AM
Doratifera (genus) at Wodonga, VIC - 30 Jan 2022 08:54 AM
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Identification history

Doratifera (genus) 1 Feb 2022 KylieWaldon
Unidentified 30 Jan 2022 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

These remind me of the 'spitfires' i had growing up (though way smaller than i recall) but what were they? I never knew. Two large leaves were covered in them, and some on another one, and a whole conga line moving along the branch. Some kind of beetle or moth or fly?

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • gum tree sapling Associated plant
  • flies, bugs, beetles Associated Insect
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
  • Machine learning

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