Homoeosoma vagella

Macadamia Flower Caterpillar at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Homoeosoma vagella	21 Jan 2021	ibaird
Homoeosoma vagella	21 Jan 2021	GlennCocking
Unverified	20 Jan 2021	Bron

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3 comments

GlennCocking wrote:

20 Jan 2021

Possibly Crocidiophora cignigerella, but there is usually some brown associated with the dark fw spot.

Bron wrote:

21 Jan 2021

Thanks Glenn

GlennCocking wrote:

21 Jan 2021

Sorry, the first comment was off-track (as well as misspelt). Homoeosoma vagella is much closer, although small phycitines are difficult unless you can get a microscope on all their parts.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.053004 -35.208834
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
19 Jan 2021 09:05 AM Recorded on
Bron Recorded by
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Insects Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Homoeosoma vagella Scientific name
Macadamia Flower Caterpillar Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 806.3m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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