Uraba lugens
2 Gumleaf Skeletonizer at Kambah, ACT
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| Uraba lugens | ibaird | 6 Mar 2022 | |
| Uraba lugens | donhe | 6 Mar 2022 | |
| Mnesampela privata | RogerF | 5 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 5 Mar 2022 |
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8 comments
5 Mar 2022
I don't think these are beetle eggs. Possibly shield bugs?? Paropsis atomaria lay eggs encirling a leaf stem, such as in Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle)
6 Mar 2022
Another seniors moment, M. privata has the eggs in a cluster whereas
U. lugens has them is separate rows.
U. lugens has them is separate rows.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.025508-35.388657
- Altitude 577.2m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Mar 2022 12:40 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Eucalypt Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
Collections
- HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Uraba lugens Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Uraba lugens Scientific name
- Gumleaf Skeletonizer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1469.8m Recorded at altitude
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