Kurrajong Leaf-tier, Kurrajong Bag Moth at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Dichocrocis clytusalis | 3 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 26 Jan 2025 | waltraud |
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Caterpillars used a lot of silk to form protective leaf envelope to feed from inside; I cut open a couple of leaf envelopes and found caterpillars of distinctive age for each envelope and thus of various length.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.166031-35.246869
- Altitude 621.7m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 25 Jan 2025 07:12 PM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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waltraud NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dichocrocis clytusalis Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Brachychiton rupestris (Bottle tree) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Dichocrocis clytusalis Scientific name
- Kurrajong Leaf-tier, Kurrajong Bag Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 745m Recorded at altitude
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