Aglaopus pyrrhata

Leaf Moth at Scullin, ACT

Aglaopus pyrrhata at Scullin, ACT - 8 Apr 2020
Aglaopus pyrrhata at Scullin, ACT - 8 Apr 2020
Aglaopus pyrrhata at Scullin, ACT - 8 Apr 2020
Aglaopus pyrrhata at Scullin, ACT - 8 Apr 2020
Aglaopus pyrrhata at Scullin, ACT - 8 Apr 2020
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Identification history

Aglaopus pyrrhata 31 Aug 2020 ibaird
Aglaopus pyrrhata 31 Aug 2020 AlisonMilton
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth 2 May 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth 8 Apr 2020 donhe
Unidentified 8 Apr 2020 AlisonMilton

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This caterpillar was curling itself into a leaf. Collected one that was completed. Update. Now raised to adulthood. See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4343377

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   8 Apr 2020
Thanks Don. I've brought one home that will hopefully mature and reveal its identity.
donhe wrote:
   9 Apr 2020
The spots along the back, the 'collar', and the swept back 'forehead', are found on both Pyraloidea and Gelichioidea larvae. The only way to identify it is rearing it to the adult.

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  • 8 Apr 2020 12:32 PM Recorded on
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