ALappet or Snout Moth (Lasiocampidae at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| 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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User's notes
I cant id this caterpillar, I really have no idea whether it's a Moth or Butterfly Caterpillar
4 comments
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 ?
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108088-35.277067
- Altitude 623.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2020 10:09 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
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Collections
Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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