White-stemmed Gum Moth at ANBG
Identification history
| Chelepteryx collesi | 19 Jan 2024 | donhe | ||
| Chelepteryx collesi | 19 Jan 2024 | HelenCross |
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In the mouth of a Gippsland Water Dragon
1 comment
donhe
wrote:
19 Jan 2024
Extraordinary photos. The spines on those caterpillars are very stiff and sharp. The skin in the lizard's mouth must be harder than leather.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106657-35.277020
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jan 2024 11:23 AM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Chelepteryx collesi Scientific name
- White-stemmed Gum Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 684m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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