Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE
caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Coombs, ACT
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| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 3 Aug 2025 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | WendyEM | 2 Aug 2025 | |
| Cebysa leucotelus | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | Juliea | 18 Apr 2025 |
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nest or casing of dead leaves housing insects? with ants in attendance
3 comments
2 Aug 2025
Not Cebysa leucotelus, they make a flat webbing and small detritus bag. see Sighting 4656238
Looks more like the sort of house various pyralid larvae live in, but I am not sure.
Looks more like the sort of house various pyralid larvae live in, but I am not sure.
3 Aug 2025
@Juliea : please can you cut it open with say nail scissors, and see who is inside, and perhaps take some into protective custody in say a clean jar with a fabric cover held by an elastic band ?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.039652-35.308204
- Altitude 569.0m
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Coombs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Apr 2025 11:22 AM Recorded on
- Juliea Recorded by
- eucalyptus Associated plant
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Juliea NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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.
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