1 caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 13 Dec 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 13 Dec 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Dec 2023 | GirtsO |
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User's notes
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
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.
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 ?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.059523-35.393915
- Altitude 619.9m
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Dec 2023 05:26 PM Recorded on
- GirtsO Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) GirtsO
Additional information
- mountain pepperberry plant Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
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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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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