Uraba lugens

1 Gumleaf Skeletonizer at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Uraba lugens	1 Sep 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Uraba lugens	1 Sep 2019	donhe
Unverified	1 Sep 2019	ruthkerruish

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Gumleaf skeltoniser (Uraba lugens), Nolidae. The caterpillars of this insect can cause eucalypts to look as if they are covered with dead leaves after the larvae have finished feeding.

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donhe wrote:

3 Sep 2019

Diagnosis would be easier if you took a lateral view as well as these dorsal views.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098330 -35.338494
Altitude 618.8m
Maps Hughes Garran Woodland
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
29 Aug 2019 10:00 AM Recorded on
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Eucalyptus sideroxylon (Mugga Ironbark) Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour

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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