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Euproctis semifusca

Coastal Browntail Moth (Lymantriinae at Ventnor, VIC

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Identification history

Euproctis semifusca	12 Jun 2025	ibaird
Euproctis semifusca	11 Jun 2025	donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	11 Jun 2025	Hejor1

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

11 Jun 2025

@Hejor1 : any idea what it was feeding on ?

Hejor1 wrote:

11 Jun 2025

@donhe unfortunately not. It was alone in the middle of a wooden board walk, so I suppose it could have been feeding on fungi/lichen. I'm not at all confident about that though.

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Location information

Coordinates 145.202850 -38.516606
Altitude 10.4m
Places Ventnor, VIC

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
11 Jun 2025 01:16 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 NatureMapr Gippsland Latest Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Euproctis semifusca Scientific name
Coastal Browntail Moth (Lymantriinae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
10.42m Recorded at altitude
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