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Identification history
Comments from moderator
see comments below| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | 5 Jan 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Oecophoridae (family) | 26 Jun 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Jun 2019 | AlisonMilton |
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Under bark. Borer larvae?
3 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
27 Jun 2019
These look like moth caterpillars, maybe Oecophoridae of which there are numerous species. Some of them eat dead gum leaves and shelter under bark. See http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/oeco/oecophoridae-cats.html .
donhe
wrote:
27 Jun 2019
The pairs of dark dorsal spots looks more like Pyraloidea. Can you to take them into protective custody and rear them to adults to determine the species?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Jun 2019
This was a few weeks ago. I can go back and see if I can find them again.
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 6 Jun 2019 12:34 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
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