Doratifera pinguis

Doratifera pinguis

''Doratifera pinguis'', sometimes referred to as the Painted Cup Moth, although this name is usually applied to ''Doratifera oxleyi'', is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found over the whole eastern seaboard of Australia.
Pale Cup Moth caterpillar ( Doratifera pinguis) A bright green caterpillar about 30 mm long with a flat ventral side which it uses to creep on the leaf surface like a slug. The dorsal side has dark brown shields with evertable orange spikes set on tubercles. The anterior shield is larger than the one at the rear and they are both flat. This is one of the features that distinguishes this caterpillar from other Doratifera. On either side of the midline and above the lateral spikes is a bright orange line. This is another distinguishing feature. Spotted on a eucalytpus tree in a rest area on the Hume Hwy - Chowne. Australia,Doratifera pinguis,Fall,Geotagged,pale cup moth caterpillar

Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males and about 40 mm for females.
Pale Cup Moth ( Doratifera pinguis) A small cup moth with tented wings and a thick mane of setae covering its head and thorax. Wings showed bands of smudged dark brown and pale brown patterns with highlighted veins. Wing span would have been about 30 mm. Spotted on a building wall under bright lights, near a national park (Dandenong Ranges) Australia,Doratifera,Doratifera pinguis,Geotagged,Spring

Food

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLimacodidae
GenusDoratifera
SpeciesD. pinguis
Photographed in
Australia