Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth

McKellar, ACT

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at McKellar, ACT - 12 Feb 2022
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at McKellar, ACT - 12 Feb 2022
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at McKellar, ACT - 12 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth 13 Feb 2022 ibaird
Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth 13 Feb 2022 donhe
Anestia (genus) 12 Feb 2022 Amata

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Found eggs on a tree leaf on 7 February. Eggs hatched on 12 February.

3 comments

donhe wrote:
   13 Feb 2022
Anestia females usually lay their eggs on their own cocoon. I think you will have to rear a couple of hatchlings to adult moths to discover the species.
Amata wrote:
   13 Feb 2022
I'll try rearing it but what do I feed them?
donhe wrote:
   13 Feb 2022
Obviously the leaf you found them on, and if that fails, then try each of the five basic common Australian caterpillar foods :
Gum leaves,
Wattle leaves,
Herbaceous plant leaves,
Grass, and
Lichen.
If it rejects all five, then rose petals and thinly sliced apple are good standbys. Apparently plants in Rosaceae have developed very few poisons.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 12 Feb 2022 05:43 PM Recorded on
  • Amata Recorded by

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  • Tree sp. Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Eggs Breeding behaviour

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