Doratifera (genus)

Cup Moth at Nitmiluk, NT

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Identification history

Doratifera (genus)	28 May 2025	WendyEM
Doratifera (genus)	28 May 2025	ibaird
Doratifera pinguis	28 May 2025	donhe
Doratifera quadriguttata	27 May 2025	HelenCross

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

28 May 2025

I think that D. quadriguttata normally has pink stinging spines, and D. Oxleyi and D. pinguis normally have the yellow stingers.

WendyEM wrote:

28 May 2025

Doratifera pinguis and D. oxleyi are not recorded in NT - iNat records 23 sp and BOLD (Hobern) 18 sp of other Limacodidae sp in N.T.

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Location information

Coordinates 132.472256 -14.312314
Altitude 177.7m
Maps Nitmiluk National Park
Places Nitmiluk, NT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
14 May 2025 11:01 AM Recorded on
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Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Doratifera (genus) Scientific name
Cup Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 658.86m Recorded at altitude
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