Ochrogaster lunifer

1 Bag-shelter moth at Wirlinga, NSW

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Identification history

	Ochrogaster lunifer	19 May 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	25 Apr 2022	RobCook

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moving across concrete of carport

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

19 May 2022

There is a lot of information about why and how they walk in procession athttp://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noto/lunifer.html

Basically they lay and follow a silk thread - so theone in front is responsible for the concrete stroll. 203 caterpillars in the one train is the record, which I'm sure Albury-Wodonga can beat

RobCook wrote:

19 May 2022

Fantastic thank you Michael, for all your Ids

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Location information

Coordinates 147.040678 -36.063019
Altitude 237.0m
Maps Albury
Places Wirlinga, NSW

Sighting information

23 Abundance
25 Apr 2022 10:58 AM Recorded on
RobCook Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) RobCook Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Additional information

moving on across concrete carport Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Ochrogaster lunifer Scientific name
Bag-shelter moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 663m Recorded at altitude
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