Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth

1 Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth	13 Dec 2023	ibaird
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth	13 Dec 2023	donhe
Unidentified	12 Dec 2023	GirtsO

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Ignore the plant in the photo, the catapillar was placed on that just for convenience to photo, it was actually feeding on a young mountain pepperberry plant.

9 comments

donhe wrote:

13 Dec 2023

@GirtsO : nice photo. The double rings between the segments are unusual. I cannot see if it has 2 or has 3 pairs of prolegs. Could you tell, or can you take a photo clarifying that, which will let us determine its family?

GirtsO wrote:

13 Dec 2023

I have a photo of it lying on the ground playing dead, not sure if it will answer the question or not. I have not seen one of these before.

link to photo https://photos.app.goo.gl/423Wis7x5XzSd1iV6

GirtsO wrote:

13 Dec 2023

abread111 wrote:

13 Dec 2023

there are 3 little bumps on the left hand end where it is gripping the stem - so I think the answer is 3

donhe wrote:

13 Dec 2023

All caterpillars have 3 pairs of true legs under the thorax, but different moth families have a different number of prolegs under the abdomen.

abread111 wrote:

13 Dec 2023

OK, my lack of entomology knowledge is profound...

donhe wrote:

13 Dec 2023

@GirtsO : please can you add the photo of the caterpillar on the ground to this sighting ?

donhe wrote:

13 Dec 2023

The caterpillars of about 93% of Australian moth species are not known, so usually to find the species of a caterpillar you need to rear it to the adult moth. Please can you do this in future if you if encounter another one?

GirtsO wrote:

13 Dec 2023

donhe, Im not sure how to add this second photo now, how do I do that .. ? ... I could do a new entry with both bothos , could do that if its acceptable ?

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