Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Dunlop, ACT
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| Nataxa flavescens | WendyEM | 29 Jun 2026 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE | WendyEM | 16 Jun 2026 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | ibaird | 6 May 2020 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 6 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 20 Apr 2020 |
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3 comments
6 May 2020
That one is a puzzle. The dorsal tufts and pair of head hair pencils look like Lymantriinae, but the absence of glands on the 2 penultimate segments is against that. Some Arctini and Thaumetopoeinae, have the pair of head pencils, and some Lasiocampidae have hair moustaches,
so, please, take it into protective custody, and rear it to get an adult moth. We have a much better chance of identifying that.
so, please, take it into protective custody, and rear it to get an adult moth. We have a much better chance of identifying that.
26 Jun 2026
In the first image the head of the caTERPILLAR looks like a mature Nataxa flavescens, although the two prominent tufts behind the head are yellow rather than blackish,
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_bombycoidmoths/YellowHeadedAnthelid.htm
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_bombycoidmoths/YellowHeadedAnthelid.htm
29 Jun 2026
Yes, Nataxa flavescens is very close. This is a sample of pale forms from iNat
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/266561758
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/131877681
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/131877678
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/282279632
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/254600759
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/200077883
Not a Lasiocampidae (family). My mistake.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/266561758
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/131877681
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/131877678
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/282279632
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/254600759
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/200077883
Not a Lasiocampidae (family). My mistake.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.014907-35.188716
- Maps West Belconnen Pond
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2013 11:38 AM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Bron NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Lepidoptera sp.
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4 / 7
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