Pararguda nasuta
Wattle Snout Moth at Melba, ACT
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| Pararguda nasuta | donhe | 28 Nov 2023 | |
| Pararguda nasuta | chriselidie | 28 Nov 2023 |
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This is the grey, powdery caterpillar version of this species that I have occasionally seen on our acacias. It camouflages by getting itself really flat and melding well into the plant material when not active. It looks quite different to the more shiny green ones that I reared from eggs two years ago. Those couldn't flatten themselves as well and had less hair along the line of the feet. The underbody markings and two black stripes behind the head are the same in both.
2 comments
28 Nov 2023
@chriselidie : how did you identify the species of your caterpillars last year, and these this year ?
28 Nov 2023
They were all identified as P. nasuta as the adult moth looks the same. I'm looking at this colour variant again, as I didn't document it well last time I had one. I'm quite sure that both the caterpillar and adult moth were larger than the green form.
Location information
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- chriselidie Recorded by
- Unknown acacia Associated plant
- None Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- chriselidie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pararguda nasuta Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Pararguda nasuta Scientific name
- Wattle Snout Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1523.04m Recorded at altitude
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