1 Gumleaf Skeletonizer at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Uraba lugens | 1 Sep 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Uraba lugens | 1 Sep 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 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.
1 comment
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
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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
- Up to 1469.8m Recorded at altitude
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