Monopis icterogastra
Wool Moth at Moruya, NSW
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| Monopis icterogastra | donhe | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Monopis icterogastra | WendyEM | 27 Aug 2025 | |
| Monopis icterogastra | LisaH | 27 Aug 2025 |
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I collected an owl pellet on 5th May, because there was scaly skin obvious in the pellet - I wondered whether it was from a glider or a bat . . . I kept the specimen, then happened to look at it today, and it was full of recently emerged wool moths!!
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Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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Species information
- Monopis icterogastra Scientific name
- Wool Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 739.8m Recorded at altitude
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