caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 9 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 9 Mar 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 8 Mar 2025 | KorinneM |
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User's notes
I didn't realise that the caterpillars were there until looking at the images later, so aware that they aren't the best photos and most likely not enough to really get anywhere with identifying.
1 comment
donhe
wrote:
9 Mar 2025
Only 7% of Australia's named moth species have had photos of their caterpillars published, so usually you have to take it into protective custody and rear it to the adult moth to get an ID of its species.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.834639-35.532297
- Altitude 942.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 23 Nov 2024 01:49 PM Recorded on
- KorinneM Recorded by
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Collections
KorinneM NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Pimelea Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
- 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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Synonyms
Lepidoptera sp.
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes