Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth

Downer, ACT

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at Downer, ACT - 23 Feb 2024
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at Downer, ACT - 23 Feb 2024
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at Downer, ACT - 23 Feb 2024
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at Downer, ACT - 23 Feb 2024
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth at Downer, ACT - 23 Feb 2024
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Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth 23 Feb 2024 ibaird
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth 23 Feb 2024 Hejor1

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Very dense clump of "hair", the other side of the leaf was in tact so I don't think it was eating. The hairs were up to about 8mm long, the whole thing was about a little bigger than a cm. Maybe an egg case or pupa case?

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donhe wrote:
   23 Feb 2024
@Hejor1 : Many moths cover a batch of eggs with abdominal hairs. If you scraped the hairs aside, were there eggs underneath?

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  • 23 Feb 2024 03:04 PM Recorded on
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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • False Pollinator Insect on Flower

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