Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE

ALappet or Snout Moth (Lasiocampidae at Forde, ACT

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	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.

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donhe wrote:

16 May 2022

Some species hibernate as pupae. You may have to await Spring.

chriselidie wrote:

16 May 2022

Thank you for letting me know about this! I'll just wait and see what happens then.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Apr 2022 08:20 PM Recorded on
chriselidie Recorded by
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My flagged sightings Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) chriselidie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Silver wattle Associated plant
None. Associated animal
25mm to 50mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

Lasiocampidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
ALappet or Snout Moth (Lasiocampidae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1672.6m Recorded at altitude
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