Capusa (genus)

Wedge moth at Paddys River, ACT

Capusa (genus) at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017
Capusa (genus) at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017
Capusa (genus) at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Capusa (genus) 19 Jan 2021 GlennCocking
Capusa senilis 16 Jan 2019 ibaird
Capusa senilis 16 Jan 2019 donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 11 Aug 2018 donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 11 Aug 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 16 Jan 2018 JudithRoach

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Ant lunch.

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donhe wrote:
   17 Jan 2019
What ant is it?
   17 Jan 2019
It is the bulldog Ant, Myrmecia tarsata see sighting
Ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Myrmecia tarsata (Bull ant or Bulldog ant) on 29 Dec 2017
ibaird wrote:
   17 Jan 2019
Judith. Would you like to re-submit this as an ant observation?
   17 Jan 2019
It already is an ant record, the photo's below show what records have been recorded with 50m of this sighting
ibaird wrote:
   17 Jan 2019
OK, the ant has been identified as Myrmecia tarsata.
donhe wrote:
   19 Jan 2021
The yellow spots on the caterpillar make it C. senilis.

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  • 29 Dec 2017 08:41 AM Recorded on
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