5 Emperor Moth (Saturniidae at Mount George, NSW
Identification history
| Opodiphthera astrophela | 2 Apr 2025 | donhe | ||
| Opodiphthera astrophela | 31 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Saturniidae | 31 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 31 Mar 2025 | JenniferS |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
1 Apr 2025
I think the superficial intra-species variability excedes the inter-species differences.
ibaird
wrote:
1 Apr 2025
I think this is a good match for O. astrophela. The yellowish colour seems to be indicative cf. O. helena
A first sighting for NatureMapr and NatureMapr's Hunter Region if confirmed. Excellent photos.
A first sighting for NatureMapr and NatureMapr's Hunter Region if confirmed. Excellent photos.
Location information
- Places Mount George, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- JenniferS Recorded by
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Additional information
- Another smaller brown moth also pictured Associated animal
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Opodiphthera astrophela Scientific name
- Emperor Moth (Saturniidae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
