Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE

caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Campbell, ACT

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Araneae (order) Hejor1 28 Oct 2025
Araneae (order) WendyEM 10 Oct 2025
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE ibaird 9 Oct 2025
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Hejor1 9 Oct 2025

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pic 1- eggs inside the pouch. Pic 2- one egg on its own. Pic 3- the pouch covered with a silk blanket. Pic 4- the pouch in situ

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   10 Oct 2025
I frequently find these types of egg cases under rocks, logs, bricks etc. Spiders appear to be the attendant animals
   28 Oct 2025
They hatched! No idea what to do now... hope they grow large enough to ID?
   28 Oct 2025
Rearing them would definitely be the best way to get an ID @Hejor1

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 28 Oct 2025 10:20 AM Recorded on
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