Global InformationOchrogaster lunifer information
| Bag-shelter moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda
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| Class: | Insecta
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| Order: | Lepidoptera
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| Family: | Notodontidae
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| Subfamily: | Thaumetopoeinae
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| Genus: | Ochrogaster
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| Species: | O. lunifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
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Ochrogaster lunifer, the bag-shelter moth or processionary caterpillar, is a member of the family Notodontidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. Both the larval and adult forms have hairs that cause irritation of the skin (urticaria). The adult moth has a woolly appearance and its wings can grow to be about 5.5 cm across. The larvae feed on Grevillea striata at night and reside in brown silken bag nest during the day.[1]
- ^ "Ochrogaster lunifer". Discover Nature at JCU. James Cook University. Retrieved 2016-05-25.