Lasiocampidae (family)
1 Snout moth at Canberra Central, ACT
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| Pinara (genus) | donhe | 28 Jan 2019 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Jan 2019 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) | donhe | 28 Jan 2019 | |
| Anthelidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 23 Nov 2018 |
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3 comments
28 Jan 2019
The 2 thin bands across thorax are characteristic of Lasiocampidae, as are the lateral hairs curving in front of the head. But it is not one of the 17 species of Lasiocampidae for which I know the larvae. It could be any of the other 59 named Australian species in that family.
28 Jan 2019
Thanks Don - much appreciated and very good of the Larvae of this family to have such distinctive markings
29 Jan 2019
Pinara divisa does have orange bands on the thorax (Entometa has blue), but Peter Marriott's photo of the larva of P. divisa in MOV1 just shows a vague brown double zigzag dorsal pattern, rather than the neat orange crescents along the back of your specimen. Could perhaps be a different instar/sex of P. divisa, or one of the other 4 Pinara species that have been found in NSW.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107805-35.274930
- Maps ANBG
- Places Canberra Central, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Nov 2018 01:34 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lasiocampidae (family) Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lasiocampidae (family) Scientific name
- Snout moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1432.5m Recorded at altitude
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