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see comments below| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | 4 May 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Dichocrocis clytusalis | 9 Apr 2019 | RodDeb |
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only saw 1 of these in the tree, size is for the bag of leaves which was about 100mm, did not see any moths
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donhe
wrote:
10 Apr 2019
I would be more confidant confirming this if I thought the food plant was a Sterculiaceae, but it looks rather like a Myrtaceae. I think it is therefore more likely the bag was made by some larvae of a Notodontidae or Oecophoridae species. A photo of the caterpillars would be nice, obtained by opening up the bag, but to determine the species, you would probably have to rear some in captivity to get a moth, which you could then take back and release at that site.
RodDeb
wrote:
10 Apr 2019
Have just added a photo of the tree, it was the very thin tree next to the big tree on the right. The bag was fairly high up and would not have been possible to reach. Sorry for not being able to help any more.
Surprised you could see our listing as we put them on awhile ago and they are still not visible to us, so thanks for looking at it so quick.
Surprised you could see our listing as we put them on awhile ago and they are still not visible to us, so thanks for looking at it so quick.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Apr 2019 02:26 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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- 50mm or larger Animal size
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