Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag-shelter Moth)Adult Bag-shelter Moth Processionary Caterpillars
The adult moth of the commonly known Processionary Caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer) is an extremely variable in their wing markings, ranging in colour from dark brown, light brown to white.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Superfamily: Noctuoidea
- Family: Notodontidae
- Subfamily: Thaumetopoeinae
- Genus: Ochrogaster
- Species: Ochrogaster lunifer
Footnote & References
- Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schäffer, [1855], Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/96a7e1ef-d604-4331-97a2-0d99cab925ae
- Bag-shelter Moth (Ochrogaster lunifer), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/208621-Ochrogaster-lunifer
- Ochrogaster lunifer (Herrich-Schaffer, [1855]), Processionary Caterpillar, Coffs Harbour Butterfly House, http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noto/lunifer.html
- Bag-shelter Moth, Processionary Caterpillar – Ochrogaster lunifer, Brisbane Insects and Spiders Home Page, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_noct/ProcessionaryCaterpillar.htm
- Bag-shelter Moth – Ochrogaster lunifer, by William Archer, Esperance Fauna, https://esperancewildlife.blogspot.com/2009/10/bag-shelter-moth-ochrogaster-lunifer.html
Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag-shelter Moth)Adult Bag-shelter Moth Processionary Caterpillars
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