Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE

ALappet or Snout Moth (Lasiocampidae at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

	Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE	15 Oct 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	22 Sep 2021	Harrisi

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donhe wrote:

23 Sep 2021

The absence of distinctive facial markings, and the diagonally projecting cats-whiskers by the head, suggest Lasiocampidae, although it does not resemble the photos of any of the 20 species caterpillars illustrated at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lasi/lasi-cats.html
so it is probably one of the other 56 unillustrated named Australian species in that family.
I do hope you have it in protective custody and can rear it to the adult moth which will be easier to identify.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.069274 -35.373825
Maps Mount Taylor
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
21 Sep 2021 06:08 PM Recorded on
Harrisi Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm 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
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania