Geometridae (family) IMMATURE

Unidentified IMMATURE Geometer moths at Cook, ACT

Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 1 Dec 2020 12:04 PM
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE at Cook, ACT - 1 Dec 2020 12:04 PM
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Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 5 Jan 2021 donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE 5 Jan 2021 AlisonMilton

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2 comments

donhe wrote:
   5 Jan 2021
Weird picture. I am thinking that the dark marks are where it was stung by parasitic wasps, and maybe you have caught on film several white mature parasite larvae actually exiting the caterpillar.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   5 Jan 2021
I wondered the same thing.

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