Mataeomera (genus)
A Scale Moth, Acontiinae at Bruce Ridge
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| Mataeomera (genus) | ibaird | 29 Mar 2024 | |
| Mataeomera (genus) | donhe | 27 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 26 Mar 2024 |
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5 comments
26 Mar 2024
I think that is a camouflaged cocoon of a moth species, but not of Psychidae which have a clear axis of cylindrical or conical symmetry, nor Butterflies which have a naked pupa, nor many moth families which have naked cocoon (eg. Limacodidae) or attach it smoothly to a stem (Nolidae) nor bury it underground (eg. Geometridae) or between leaves of the foodplant (eg. Lasiocampidae).
26 Mar 2024
26 Mar 2024
Don the only three things I can add are:
1. It was proximate to fresh herbivory on a leaf but I did not actually see it feeding.
2. There were several on the same small euc.
3. It was mobile.
1. It was proximate to fresh herbivory on a leaf but I did not actually see it feeding.
2. There were several on the same small euc.
3. It was mobile.
27 Mar 2024
The larva feeds on eriococcid scales and is not herbivorous. One of the few predaceous Leps. The case is constructed of scale tests.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109287-35.256817
- Altitude 611.5m
- Maps Bruce Ridge
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2024 11:11 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mataeomera (genus)
Species information
- Mataeomera (genus) Scientific name
- A Scale Moth, Acontiinae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 658.56m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Catoblemma sp. (genus)
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