caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 2 Jun 2022 | GlennCocking | ||
| Unidentified | 8 Sep 2019 | rawshorty |
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No idea what this tiny thing is, i suspect a Caterpillar of some sort. In the Sydney gully region under a frond.
6 comments
donhe
wrote:
10 Sep 2019
Any chance of taking it into protective custody and rearing it to get an adult which we could identify?
donhe
wrote:
10 Sep 2019
I think the hairyness rules out about half of the 30 or so Australian Lepidoptera superfamilies, including the big ones
Gelechioidea, Geometroidea, Papillionoidea, and Pyraloidea,
but that still leaves about 5,000 possible species .
Gelechioidea, Geometroidea, Papillionoidea, and Pyraloidea,
but that still leaves about 5,000 possible species .
rawshorty
wrote:
10 Sep 2019
Not sure when i can get back there or if it would be still in the same spot. It was not moving at all so i thought it might be a safe day roost for this insect. If i can find it again what would i need to give it to eat?
donhe
wrote:
11 Sep 2019
You could offer it leaves off plants nearby, or failing that rose petals, or thin slices of apple, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109349-35.273824
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Sep 2019 10:55 AM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Scientific name
- caterpillar or pupa or cocoon Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1191m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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