Doratifera casta
Black Slug Moth at Wodonga, VIC
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| Doratifera casta | DiBickers | 15 Mar 2025 | |
| Doratifera (genus) | KylieWaldon | 1 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 30 Jan 2022 |
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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
- Coordinates 146.901462-36.139795
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 200 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2022 08:54 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
- gum tree sapling Associated plant
- flies, bugs, beetles Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Doratifera casta Scientific name
- Black Slug Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819m Recorded at altitude
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Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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