Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE

caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Cook, ACT

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 3 Jul 2019 02:17 PM
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 3 Jul 2019 02:17 PM
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 3 Jul 2019 02:17 PM
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Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE 24 May 2022 GlennCocking
Unidentified 10 Jul 2019 CathB

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donhe wrote:
   11 Jul 2019
Reminds me of the larva of Hypospila dochmotoma, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/calp/dochmotoma.html
but that was Queensland and on Fabaceae.
I do not Know any Erebidae on Myrtaceae.
donhe wrote:
   11 Jul 2019
Can you take it into protective custody and rear it to the adult moth?

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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