Lepidoscia arctiella

1 Tower Case Moth at Greenway, ACT

Lepidoscia arctiella at Greenway, ACT - 18 Oct 2021
Lepidoscia arctiella at Greenway, ACT - 18 Oct 2021
Lepidoscia arctiella at Greenway, ACT - 18 Oct 2021
Lepidoscia arctiella at Greenway, ACT - 18 Oct 2021
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Lepidoscia arctiella 19 Oct 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Lepidoscia arctiella 19 Oct 2021 donhe
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 19 Oct 2021 RodDeb

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4 comments

donhe wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
Rod: hope you can rear it in captivity to check the adult moth.
RodDeb wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
no sorry we didn't have much luck last time so left it where it was.
donhe wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
Say a moth lays 200 eggs (most lay more). If the population is stable, on average, only 2 will survive to reproduce next year. So the mortality rate among caterpillars is about 99%. But many of those deaths are due to predators of the larvae. By taking it into custody you have a chance of determining the species, not a high chance, but a chance. If you do not take it into custody, you have NO chance. Which is better?
RodDeb wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
Thanks, will consider it next time, but please don't hold it against us if we don't do it.

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  • 18 Oct 2021 03:02 PM Recorded on
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