Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE

caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Mount Ainslie

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Identification history

	Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	8 Apr 2024	ibaird
	Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	13 Mar 2024	Hejor1

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Brown/orangish antennae or tufts

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donhe wrote:

14 Mar 2024

Ooh what a beauty!!
@Hejor1 : any chance of seeing the head to check if it is from Anthelidae, although the absence of any apparent tufting makes that family unlikely? Anyway, looking forward to seeing the adult moth if you can succeed in rearing it.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.163422 -35.278344
Altitude 644.8m
Maps Mount Ainslie
Places Campbell, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
13 Mar 2024 05:52 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Other moths Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Larvae Breeding behaviour
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
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