caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Crowther, NSW
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 13 Jun 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 13 Jun 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 26 Apr 2025 | Frecko |
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4 comments
donhe
wrote:
14 Jun 2025
The red dorsal glands, one on each of the two antepenultimate segments, are characteristic of Lymantriinae larvae. The brown hairs by the head may distinguish it from other Lymantriinae species that have black larvae , such a Euproctis melanosoma.
donhe
wrote:
14 Jun 2025
@Frecko : any chance you took this into protective custody, so that you could rear it to an adult moth to find out its species?
donhe
wrote:
14 Jun 2025
The survival rate of caterpillars in the wild is less than 1%. Leaving it thee is a death sentence.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.568469-34.122998
- Altitude 570.0m
- Places Crowther, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Apr 2025 04:15 PM Recorded on
- Frecko Recorded by
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Collections
Frecko NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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