Epicoma melanosticta

Common Epicoma at Hackett, ACT

Epicoma melanosticta at Hackett, ACT - 5 Nov 2021
Epicoma melanosticta at Hackett, ACT - 5 Nov 2021
Epicoma melanosticta at Hackett, ACT - 5 Nov 2021
Epicoma melanosticta at Hackett, ACT - 5 Nov 2021
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Epicoma melanosticta 5 Nov 2021 donhe
Epicoma melanosticta 5 Nov 2021 ibaird
Epicoma (genus) 5 Nov 2021 ibaird
Unidentified 5 Nov 2021 WalterEgo

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Close to 100 pulled off a single, small leptospermum sp.

4 comments

ibaird wrote:
   5 Nov 2021
Sawfly larvae?
WalterEgo wrote:
   5 Nov 2021
Maybe? Though they were distributed across the plant, rather than being in a big clump together (which is what I associate with sawfly larvae)
owenh wrote:
   5 Nov 2021
Epicoma melanosticta?
ibaird wrote:
   5 Nov 2021
Yes, E. melanostica does look likely.

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