Palaeosia bicosta
1 Two-ribbed Footman at Deakin, ACT
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| Palaeosia bicosta | ibaird | 21 Apr 2025 | |
| Palaeosia bicosta | WendyEM | 21 Apr 2025 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 18 Jan 2021 | |
| Lasiocampidae (family) | ibaird | 18 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | JackyF | 17 Jan 2021 |
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User's notes
A shield bug was stalking this caterpillar.
3 comments
18 Jan 2021
Don - thanks, sorry, I went back to look for it this morning and could not find it, or any others like it. Cheers, Jacky
18 Jan 2021
You need to take caterpillars into custody as soon as you find them. They do not have labels on them saying their species. You have to rear them.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103636-35.327111
- Altitude 663.2m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Jan 2021 04:14 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- Acacia Mearnsii Associated plant
- Shield bug Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JackyF NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Palaeosia bicosta Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Palaeosia bicosta Scientific name
- Two-ribbed Footman Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1334.92m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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