Lappet & Snout Moths at Forde, ACT
Identification history
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 16 May 2022 | donhe | ||
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 16 May 2022 | chriselidie |
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This caterpillar was collected by accident, well concealed on a silver wattle branch. It looks very similar to the Pararguda nasuta caterpillars I had here (black bands, same underbody pattern, formed the same type of white cocoon). But it looked larger, was a lighter shade of powdery green and appears to eat silver wattle leaves (which P. nasuta did not eat). It has been in its cocoon very long (almost 40 days), not sure if it will ever appear as a moth. Cocoon still looks ok.
2 comments
chriselidie
wrote:
16 May 2022
Thank you for letting me know about this! I'll just wait and see what happens then.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.146421-35.166217
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Apr 2022 08:20 PM Recorded on
- chriselidie Recorded by
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Additional information
- Silver wattle Associated plant
- None. Associated Insect
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Lasiocampidae (family) immature Scientific name
- Lappet & Snout Moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1672.6m Recorded at altitude
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