Wallaga Lake Insects > Wallaga Moths

Moths are a group of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera (class Insecta), forming a group of some 125 families worldwide, with 82 families of moths represented in Australia. Wallaga Lakes and the wider South Coast region is home to thousands of species of moths (with many yet to be identified).

As well as the winged adult moith species, make sure you keep an eye out for the various instar stages including caterpillar and pupa/chrysalis. Check out some of the moths found in Wallaga Lake.

Green-blotched Moth (Cosmodes elegans), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Green-blotched Moth (Cosmodes elegans), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Chrysolarentia ptochopis, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Tree Lucerne Moth (Uresiphita ornithopteralis), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Tree Lucerne Moth (Uresiphita ornithopteralis), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Emperor Gum Moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti) mid stage instar (caterpillar), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Opodiphthera eucalypti, mid stage instar (caterpillar), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Emperor Gum Moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Emperor Gum Moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Emperor Gum Moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Emperor Gum Moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

This section is a work in progress…


  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Lepidoptera

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs, Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

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