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Mottled Cup Moth ( Doratifera vulnerans  )  Australia,Doratifera,Doratifera vulnerans,Eamw moth,Geotagged,Mottled Cup Moth Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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Cup moths are Australian insects that feed on eucalyptus foliage. Cup moths usually produce two generations of offspring per year. The adult moths are brownish in color and emerge from their rounded or cup-shaped cocoons in late winter or summer. They soon set to work mating and laying eggs, and the caterpillars hatch in spring and fall.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Jan 28, 2018. Captured in 78 Tanderra Way, Karana Downs QLD 4306, Australia.