Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Waramanga, ACT
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| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 8 Dec 2021 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | ibaird | 8 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | RobParnell | 8 Dec 2021 |
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User's notes
Possibly a Grevillia Looper caterpillar. The caterpillar was housed in the round end of the flower (ovary?) I've added a photo of the flower comb that the "ovary" fell off.
1 comment
8 Dec 2021
I see no evidence that this caterpillar is missing 3 pairs of prolegs, so no evidence that it is in Geometridae. The only Geometrid caterpillar that I know lives inside its food fruit is Chloroclystis filata, and that caterpillar has a regular pattern along its body. An off-white body with a brown collar looks more like some Tortrid and Tineid caterpillars.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.063921-35.353906
- Places Waramanga, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2021 04:00 PM Recorded on
- RobParnell Recorded by
- Grevillia Robusta Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- RobParnell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Scientific name
- caterpillar or pupa or cocoon Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1191m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Lepidoptera sp.
Record quality
Quality score
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