caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at O'Connor, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 21 May 2023 | donhe | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 21 May 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 20 May 2023 | ConBoekel |
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1 comment
donhe
wrote:
20 May 2023
Good photos. It's size suggests a macromoth family. The smooth appearance rules out Lasiocampidae and Anthelidae. The speckled pattern rules out Noctuidae. The 2 dorsal knobs on the thorax and single on the tail rule out Sphingidae. The habit rules out Cossidae and Hepialidae. That leaves Geometridae or Erebidae, although the full set of prolegs rules out many species in those families. What is the foodplant? The knobs are are probably diagnostic, but I cannot find any known caterpillars like that in these families. I do hope you can rear it to an adult moth for identification.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107035-35.259065
- Altitude 605.3m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Jan 2023 10:59 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Scientific name
- caterpillar or pupa or cocoon Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1191m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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