A common moth around the area often seen on the Coastal Wattles (Acacia longifolia sophorae)

At a glance

Habitat Can be found amongst Acacia, Eucalyptus, Pultenaea, Dodonaea, Choretrum, Myoporum species and also pine plantations.
Size The wingspan is about 30 mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution It is found along most of the coast of Australia, including from WA To Qld including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
It is found along most of the coast of Australia, including from WA To Qld including around Tasmania
Habitat
Can be found amongst Acacia, Eucalyptus, Pultenaea, Dodonaea, Choretrum, Myoporum species and also pine plantations.
Size
The wingspan is about 30 mm

Identification

Adult females are white and have an orange tuft on the tail. Males are also white but sometimes have a dark mark at the tornus of each forewing or a broad dark band along the margin of each forewing. The hairs around the thorax are sometimes yellowish. Sometimes the black skin of the thorax and/or abdomen shows through between the white hairs.

The caterpillars are brown and hairy, with a pencil of black hairs each side of its head and a hairy tail.
Common Name Omnivorous Tussock Moth
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderLepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
FamilyErebidae
SubfamilyLymantriinae
GenusAcyphas
SpeciesAcyphas semiochrea
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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