Pantydia (genus)

An Erebid moth at Mount Clear, ACT

Pantydia (genus) at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Dec 2021
Pantydia (genus) at Mount Clear, ACT - 17 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Pantydia (genus) 19 Dec 2021 ibaird
Pantydia (genus) 19 Dec 2021 donhe
Unidentified 18 Dec 2021 AlisonMilton

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donhe wrote:
   19 Dec 2021
The vestigial form of the first pair of prolegs suggests Calpinae or Catocalinae in Erebidae. It bears some resemblance so the Steve Williams' photos of the larva of Pantydia diemeni in MOV8.

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  • 17 Dec 2021 10:16 AM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour

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