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Opodiphthera eucalypti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Opodiphthera eucalypti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Opodiphthera eucalypti
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Opodiphthera eucalypti

An emperor gum moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Ditrysia
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Opodiphthera
Species: O. eucalypti
Binomial name
Opodiphthera eucalypti
(Scott, 1864)

The emperor gum moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti, is a species of moth native to Australia, and can be easily found in all the states except for Tasmania. They are also found as an introduced species in the North and South Islands of New Zealand."

More moth emergence

Now things are really starting to happen. By 5.00pm on Thursday there were three newly emerged Emperor Gum moths two females and one male. Friday morning another male had also emerged.

Now that we have both males and females out and active I've brought in a branch of Gum tree to see if we can complete the life cycle and get some egg laying going on.