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Identification history
| Fergusonina sp. (genus) | 13 Nov 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 11 Nov 2022 | KMcCue |
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6 comments
donhe
wrote:
12 Nov 2022
That looks like a long dead cocoon. Why did you think it was alive? Was one or both ends open?
KMcCue
wrote:
12 Nov 2022
One end was attached, the other not open. I gave it a wiggle and it didn't fall off. I have never seen such a large one, perhaps it was dead.
donhe
wrote:
12 Nov 2022
I do not know any macro-moths that make an exposed cocoon like that. Can you cut it open carefully with, say, a pair of nail scissors to see if there is a pupa inside ?
KMcCue
wrote:
13 Nov 2022
I didn't collect it and doubt I could find it again. Even if I did, I would be reluctant to cut it open, sorry.
KMcCue
wrote:
13 Nov 2022
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2022 10:55 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
Additional information
- Acacia Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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