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Sighting 4364168

Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE

ALappet or Snout Moth (Lasiocampidae at Acton, ACT

Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE at Acton, ACT - 29 Dec 2020 10:09 AM
Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE at Acton, ACT - 29 Dec 2020 10:09 AM
Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE at Acton, ACT - 29 Dec 2020 10:09 AM
Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE at Acton, ACT - 29 Dec 2020 10:09 AM
Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE at Acton, ACT - 29 Dec 2020 10:09 AM
Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE at Acton, ACT - 29 Dec 2020 10:09 AM
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Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE 30 Dec 2020 ibaird
Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE 29 Dec 2020 donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE 29 Dec 2020 Roger
Unverified 29 Dec 2020 Roger

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I cant id this caterpillar, I really have no idea whether it's a Moth or Butterfly Caterpillar

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donhe wrote:
   29 Dec 2020
The lateral hairs and the moustache put it in Lasiocampidae, like http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lasi/lasi-cats.html
but I have never seen one that yellow. Please : can you take it into protective custody to keep birds, spiders, wasps, flies, etc, from eating it, and rear it to get an adult moth that will be easier to identify ?
Roger wrote:
   29 Dec 2020
I would love too, the next time I see one, that's what I will do, as long I can find what it feeds on.
donhe wrote:
   29 Dec 2020
That is easy. They all feed on either Gums or Wattles. You should carry a little plastic specimen bottle whenever you go out moth hunting.
Roger wrote:
   30 Dec 2020
Thanks I will try and remember that.

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