Erebidae (family)
Unidentified immature Erebid moth at Undefined Area
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| Erebidae (family) | ibaird | 27 Feb 2024 | |
| Erebidae (family) | donhe | 27 Feb 2024 | |
| Dasypodia cymatodes | WendyEM | 27 Feb 2024 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 26 Feb 2024 | |
| Geometridae (family) IMMATURE | Csteele4 | 26 Feb 2024 |
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Very big! Wonderful camouflage though.
7 comments
26 Feb 2024
Most Geometrid species larvae have reduced prolegs. This has a full set so could be any family. The black markings may be characteristic, but are not apparent on any of the 1,006 caterpillar species illustrated on LBH. I hope you can rear it to an adult and replace one of the larval photos with a photo of that in this sighting.
26 Feb 2024
@donhe I wish I could, but unfortunately I just don't have the time at the moment, so we will never know! What a shame.
27 Feb 2024
Looks very similar to D. selenophora that I am very familiar with larvae of. I don't know D. cymatodes but See
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/what-is-this-bug/owl-moth-caterpillar/
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/what-is-this-bug/owl-moth-caterpillar/
27 Feb 2024
2 online refs say it feeds on Acacia sp. not Hardenbergia but that may be lack of data. Common 1990 is silent on this sp
27 Feb 2024
@WendyEM thank you! I'll look into that genus. I found a koala munching on a radiata pine in Armidale last week, so who knows, maybe this caterpillar was equally confused. 😅
27 Feb 2024
Fabaceae and Mimosaceae are closely related, so probably both would be palatable to Dasypodia larvae, but I suspect the larvae of many of the 1,340 Australian named species in Erebidae look like this larva.
27 Feb 2024
Fair enough. I did miss the label on pic in NZ article. Could probably narrow it down to Erebinae with only 277 sp
Location information
- Coordinates 149.454091-35.577882
- Altitude 429.5m
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2024 05:58 PM Recorded on
- Csteele4 Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Hardenbergia violacea Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Csteele4 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Erebidae (family)
Species information
- Erebidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified immature Erebid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 646.94m Recorded at altitude
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