Lappet & Snout Moths at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 19 May 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 18 May 2023 | donhe | ||
| Anthela (genus) | 18 May 2023 | KorinneM |
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Rough positioning. No idea what it's the caterpillar of. Had to put something, as it wouldn't let me put the category.
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
18 May 2023
I think the rings of hair, and hairless abdominal joints, and the diagonally forward facing hair around the head, make it more likely a Lasiocampidae. I hope you have it in protective custody to rear it to an adult moth for identification?
KorinneM
wrote:
18 May 2023
@donhe not something I would ever think about doing. I struggle enough keeping myself and my two cockatiels alive...
donhe
wrote:
19 May 2023
Just put it in a jam jar with some of its leaves. Very little struggle involved, less than for cockatiels for example, and more importantly very little is known about that caterpillar whereas the whole world knows about cockatiels. You could become world famous for discovering the first caterpillar of its species.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.911686-35.519900
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2023 02:15 PM Recorded on
- KorinneM Recorded by
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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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