Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE

ALappet or Snout Moth (Lasiocampidae at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE	21 Dec 2020	ibaird
Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE	21 Dec 2020	donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	21 Dec 2020	ibaird
Unverified	21 Dec 2020	HelenCross

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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.

HelenCross wrote:

21 Dec 2020

Just collecting it now :)

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.

donhe wrote:

31 Dec 2020

Excellent..

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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
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Poa sp. Associated plant
50mm or larger Animal size
Male Gender
Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
ALappet or Snout Moth (Lasiocampidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1672.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania