Heliocosma (genus - immature)

A tortrix or leafroller moth at ANBG

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Heliocosma (genus - immature) 31 May 2024 donhe
Heliocosma (genus - immature) 31 May 2024 WendyEM
Chrysopidae (family) 31 May 2024 TimL

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Sighted on a paper daisy. The first image shows the larvae's head end emerging to the left of the camouflage debris carried on its back. The third and fourth images show pollen grains attached to the camouflage debris. The final image shows a tiny orange coloured, caterpillar-like parasite attached to the larvae's back. This is shown in closer detail in following sighting 4573395.

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