Lappet & Snout Moths at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 21 Dec 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 21 Dec 2020 | donhe | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth | 21 Dec 2020 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 21 Dec 2020 | HelenCross |
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User's notes
I have added a photo of the cocoon the caterpillar made.
14 January 2021 - Moth emerged from cocoon and 3 photos added
4 comments
donhe
wrote:
21 Dec 2020
It is a Lasiocampidae species, but we only know the larvae of 20 out of the 76 named Australian species, see http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lasi/lasi-cats.html
If you can take it into protective custody and rear it to get the moth, we could identify the species.
If you can take it into protective custody and rear it to get the moth, we could identify the species.
HelenCross
wrote:
31 Dec 2020
I have had it in a mesh bug house. The caterpillar made a cocoon (see added photo) on 23 December 2020.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.103148-35.278296
- Altitude 584.4m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2021 09:40 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
Additional information
- Poa sp. Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Male Gender
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Lasiocampidae (family) immature Scientific name
- Lappet & Snout Moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1672.6m Recorded at altitude
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