Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES

Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth at Melba, ACT

Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES at Melba, ACT - 27 Oct 2024
Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES at Melba, ACT - 27 Oct 2024
Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES at Melba, ACT - 27 Oct 2024
Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES at Melba, ACT - 27 Oct 2024
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Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES 28 Oct 2024 donhe
Hepialidae (family) IMMATURES 28 Oct 2024 WendyEM
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE 28 Oct 2024 donhe
Unidentified 27 Oct 2024 kasiaaus

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This larva was in the ground in one of my vegetable pots. It was extremely soft to touch.

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donhe wrote:
   28 Oct 2024
I used to have Elhamma australasiae in my lawn, but I never got around to digging up a few sods to seek them, but I did find pupal cases sticking out of the lawn. I don't know if they fed on the roots of the grass or the weeds, or both. Good luck rearing it.

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