Uraba lugens
Gumleaf Skeletonizer at Jerrabomberra, ACT
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| Uraba lugens | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Jan 2020 | |
| Uraba lugens | MichaelMulvaney | 17 May 2019 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 17 May 2019 |
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4 comments
19 May 2019
Can you take a couple into protective custody and see if they develop hats as they change instar?
2 Jan 2020
When I went back a few days later they had all disappeared, so I couldn't see if they developed 'hats' of discarded skin. Maybe some birds had a good feed.
3 Jan 2020
That's why you should take a small plastic bottle with you when you out photographing, because usually the only way to identify a caterpillar is to rear it. Photographs of unreared caterpillars are tantalisingly useless.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121682-35.385521
- Altitude 745.2m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 17 May 2019 12:05 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Collections
- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Uraba lugens Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Uraba lugens Scientific name
- Gumleaf Skeletonizer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1469.8m Recorded at altitude
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