Cup Moth at Nitmiluk, NT
Identification history
| Doratifera (genus) | 28 May 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Doratifera (genus) | 28 May 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Doratifera pinguis | 28 May 2025 | donhe | ||
| Doratifera quadriguttata | 27 May 2025 | HelenCross |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
28 May 2025
I think that D. quadriguttata normally has pink stinging spines, and D. Oxleyi and D. pinguis normally have the yellow stingers.
WendyEM
wrote:
28 May 2025
Doratifera pinguis and D. oxleyi are not recorded in NT - iNat records 23 sp and BOLD (Hobern) 18 sp of other Limacodidae sp in N.T.
Location information
- Coordinates 132.472256-14.312314
- Altitude 177.7m
- Places Nitmiluk, NT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 14 May 2025 11:01 AM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Doratifera (genus) Scientific name
- Cup Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704.4m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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