Pinara cana
1 Neat Pinara at Paddys River, ACT
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| Pinara cana | ibaird | 4 Jan 2022 | |
| Pinara cana | donhe | 4 Jan 2022 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE | GlennCocking | 9 Sep 2021 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 21 Dec 2020 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) | ibaird | 21 Dec 2020 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) | GlennCocking | 21 Dec 2020 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 20 Dec 2020 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 20 Dec 2020 |
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Added photos of cocoon.
4 January 2022 - discovered moth had pupated and laid eggs, added photos
14 comments
20 Dec 2020
A Lasicampidae species. Not many of the larvae are known in this family. Can you take it into protective custody and rear it to the adult moth for identification of the species ?
21 Dec 2020
It was in the same spot today so I have it in captivity - hopefully it eats the eucalypt leaves I brought with it if it's hungry
31 Dec 2020
Have had the caterpillar in a mesh bug house, and I found the cocoon in the leaf litter I collected with the caterpillar on 31 December 2020. I've added the photos of the cocoon to this record.
31 Dec 2020
I hope you have the different caterpillars in separate enclosures ? Confusion is easy.
31 Dec 2020
I didn't but it was obvious which caterpillar made which cocoon as there was a week long period before the second caterpillar made its cocoon. I'll separate them now to make sure I get the moths right.
9 Sep 2021
Hi Don, how long does it take for the metamorphosis? I'd given up hope on this one but I just checked and the pupa still moves.
9 Sep 2021
Lasiocampidae are often, but not necessarily annual in life cyclce, often emerging in autumn.
9 Sep 2021
Judging by the different arrangement of hairs, and the presence/absence of the orange mark behind the thorax, it looks like you have photos of 2 different caterpillars, of 2 different species of Lasicampidae? Or is the one with the orange mark visible in 'display' mode? That really needs a lateral shot showing if the head is curled under to make the display.
9 Sep 2021
The one with the orange mark is the same animal in display mode after I touched it
9 Sep 2021
Excellent. The larvae of each of the 12 different Australian genera in Lasiocampidae may show different coloured bands in display mode. although we only have 3 examples so far : Entometa show blue, Pararguda show black, and Pinara orange. It will be interesting to find out if yours is a Pinara species.
4 Jan 2022
I had given up hope that this moth was going to pupate after first bringing the caterpillar into captivity over a year ago. On 4 January 2022 I went to clean out the container I had been keeping it in only to discover that she had pupated (not sure when) and laid eggs! @donhe & @GlennCocking
Location information
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
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Species information
- Pinara cana Scientific name
- Neat Pinara Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 646.66m Recorded at altitude
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