Emperor Gum Moth - The Australian Museum
It may remain for a year or more in its tough cocoon until the conditions are suitable for the moth to emerge. The moths are a soft pink-fawn colour and have feather-duster antennae.
Opodiphthera eucalypti - Wikipedia
The emperor gum moth does not feed after it emerges from the cocoon, relying solely on the energy it stored as a caterpillar. Their adult life span is limited to a couple of weeks in which they mate, lay eggs and die. The moths, like the caterpillars, are very striking in appearance.
Opodiphthera eucalypti - JCU Australia - James Cook University
Adults are light to mid-brown in colour with prominent eyespots. On the fore wings these are reddish-brown with a pink centre and central white dot, on the hind wings the outside is black encircling blue then orange, again with a white dot in the centre.
NZ Farm Forestry - Gum Emperor-moth
The gum emperor-moth is a native of eastern Australia and was probably introduced into New Zealand as pupae on imported hardwood poles. The moth was first found in Wanganui in 1915 and has since spread slowly from that area.
Austrocaligula eucalypti - Butterfly House
Each wing has a single eyespot in the middle. This is a dull pink on the forewings, and a more spectacular red with a black circle on the hindwings. The moth usually rests with the forewings covering the hind eyespots, and exposes them if disturbed.
Emperor Gum Moth Pupa and Caterpillar – Ausemade
Pictured here is an Emperor Gum Moth cocoon that has been recorded as first appearing against the door frameway of a home on the 26 January 2021, with the moth emerging 3 years later.
Emperor Gum Moth: Identification, Life Cycle, Facts & Pictures
In most cases, the adult moth comes out of the cocoon in the following spring or summer. However, the weather condition plays an integral part in this regard. The moth could stay inside the cocoon anywhere from 2 to 5 years.
The Emperors. – Gippsland Mothing
2016年7月27日 · Firstly, four pictures of the male Emperor Gum-moth showing the pale triangular marks on the leading edges of the wings that are a distinguishing feature. And four of the male Helena, all these moths were photographed in the Holey Plains State Park in springtime.
Emperor gum moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti) - Picture Insect
The emperor gum moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti) has earned its name through the gum-like coloring on its body. It also has two eyespots on the bottom of its wings which can look like a goofy face when they are closed, but they act as a deterrent to predators.
Opodiphthera eucalypti - Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand …
They grow to about 12cm long. Mainly eucalypts, pepper tree, plane tree. Also birch, liquidamber, etc. Laid in small clusters on host leaves. 12cm long, green with bright (red, blue or purple) tubercles in rows of 6 per segment. Feeds on leaves. Pupates in tough egg-shaped brown silk cocoon on host branch or trunk.
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