Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth
Unidentified - Moth at Hughes, ACT
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| Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth | ibaird | 30 Dec 2020 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth | donhe | 29 Dec 2020 | |
| Unverified | JackyF | 29 Dec 2020 |
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Cocoon, like a case moth case, I think the insect has left and the brown pupal case head can be seen at bottom left in photo 1.
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30 Dec 2020
The larvae of many Australian species feed on Asteraceae, see the foot of http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plants/aste/asteraceae.html
and many pupate in a cocoon between rolled joined leaves.
and many pupate in a cocoon between rolled joined leaves.
31 Dec 2020
Thanks. We do know a lot of things it isn't. That rules out Psychidae. The small size rules out the Macro-Lepidoptera such as most Erebidae and Noctuidae, Notodontidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, most Geometridae. Being on Asteraceae rules out Oecophoridae.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.096558-35.327725
- Altitude 632.0m
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Dec 2020 12:06 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- Sticky Everlasting Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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Species information
- Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth Scientific name
- Unidentified - Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1643.3m Recorded at altitude
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