2 Bronze Flat at Russell, ACT
Identification history
| Netrocoryne repanda | 30 May 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Netrocoryne repanda | 29 May 2026 | Hejor1 | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 24 Apr 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 23 Apr 2026 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
Beautiful circle of leaf folded over on itself to create a hide. 2 found on one kurrajong leaf. Cat is smooth, black/brown head and green "neck". I'll do my best to look after them.
7 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
24 Apr 2026
good luck !
MAYBE ?? an early stage of Dichocrosis clytusalis
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/clytusalis.html
MAYBE ?? an early stage of Dichocrosis clytusalis
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/clytusalis.html
Hejor1
wrote:
28 May 2026
@WendyEM I've uploaded a photo from today - pic 5. I don't think it's D. clytysalis. It eats the whole thickness of the leaf rather than skeletonising and each pod only holds 1 cat.
WendyEM
wrote:
29 May 2026
Interesting caterpillar. It does appear not to be D. clytysalis.I have not found an alternative idea. Fingers crossed youy can keep them going and answer the mystery. Caterpillars can be tricky and change colour etc between different instars to further keep us guessing.
WendyEM
wrote:
30 May 2026
Dead (alive) Ringer for the larvae on Wiki attached to iNat for the species. I was being too narrow minded and only looking for a "moth" and not considering all Lep!
An excellent record. Well done.
An excellent record. Well done.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150759-35.296337
- Altitude 568.5m
- Places Russell, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 May 2026 04:51 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Netrocoryne repanda Skippers (Hesperiidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Additional information
- Kurrajong Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Netrocoryne repanda Scientific name
- Bronze Flat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 874.4m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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