Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE

caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Lyons, ACT

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Identification history

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	6 Jan 2025	ibaird
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	24 Dec 2024	donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	24 Dec 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	14 Dec 2024	ran452

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donhe wrote:

24 Dec 2024

I think the prolegs are not visible, so there is no evidence that this is from any particular Lepidoptera superfamily. From its superficial characteristics, I think it could even be from Hesperioidea.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074278 -35.338487
Places Lyons, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
14 Dec 2024 10:42 AM Recorded on
ran452 Recorded by
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ran452 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

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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