caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Downer, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 23 Feb 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 23 Feb 2024 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.144958-35.244636
- Altitude 586.4m
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2024 03:04 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect 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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