Ptilomacra senex
Cossid Moth or 'Wood Moth' at QPRC LGA
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| Ptilomacra senex | ibaird | 28 Jan 2024 | |
| Ptilomacra senex | Csteele4 | 7 Nov 2023 |
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Potentially the eggs of this species?
5 comments
7 Nov 2023
Yes, but we do not know how many species lay eggs like that.
Insects from other orders or even snails , may lay eggs like that.
What plant were they on? Xanthorrhoea?
Please can you take them into protective custody and tend and rear them to discover how they develop, and maybe get an adult insect eventually which we can identify ?
Insects from other orders or even snails , may lay eggs like that.
What plant were they on? Xanthorrhoea?
Please can you take them into protective custody and tend and rear them to discover how they develop, and maybe get an adult insect eventually which we can identify ?
7 Nov 2023
@donhe these were on a rush of some type I couldn't identify due to its long-dead status. I can easily go back and collect them, though I've never reared insect eggs before!
7 Nov 2023
Sounds good. Our CNM botanists may be able to identify the plant if you posts pictures of it.
Very few people have reared insect eggs. That is why we know so little about them.
Very few people have reared insect eggs. That is why we know so little about them.
28 Jan 2024
The eggs may be laid in much larger groups. see here:=
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/53359c43-6ef7-4621-9fa0-6a0600356e71
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/53359c43-6ef7-4621-9fa0-6a0600356e71
Location information
- Coordinates 149.446274-35.613633
- Altitude 934.0m
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2023 01:43 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Insects Wood moths (Cossidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ptilomacra senex
Species information
- Ptilomacra senex Scientific name
- Cossid Moth or 'Wood Moth' Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 934m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Pachyphlebius thoracicus
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