caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 7 Jun 2022 | donhe | ||
| Limacodidae (family) | 30 Aug 2020 | AlisonMilton |
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donhe
wrote:
31 Aug 2020
Some documented Limacodidae cocoons are shown at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/lima-pupae.html
They are inclined to be nearly spherical, and some have a fibrous exterior, but none are covered in detritus like this is. There is a published photo of a Lacturidae cocoon at http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lact/lact-pupae.html which looks more like this. But I am far from convinced it is a Lepidopteran product. Are any spider egg cases or solitary wasp nests for example looking like this?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/lima-pupae.html
They are inclined to be nearly spherical, and some have a fibrous exterior, but none are covered in detritus like this is. There is a published photo of a Lacturidae cocoon at http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lact/lact-pupae.html which looks more like this. But I am far from convinced it is a Lepidopteran product. Are any spider egg cases or solitary wasp nests for example looking like this?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089205-35.247587
- Altitude 720.5m
- Maps Gossan Hill Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 28 Aug 2020 12:39 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm 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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