Trichiocercus sparshalli (male)

Unknown.

Found throughout Australia.

This moth has a wing length (nose to wing tip) of approximately 25 millimetres. These moths are usually white, but can be grey. Male moths have a tuft of long pale hair on the end of their abdomen. Female moths have black hairs behind their head.

The caterpillar grows to approximately 4 centimetres long when fully grown. The one shown here is yellow but they can also have white, black, brown or red hairs. They often have a tuft of longer hairs sticking up behind the head.

The male moth was found dead in January. The female moth was photographed in May. The caterpillar was photographed in September.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/69a7cfa9-2857-4f53-a1b4-99d1733b1dcd

Butterfly House http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noto/sparshalli.html

BOLD Systems http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=86000

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