caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Murrumbateman, NSW
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 17 Apr 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 17 Apr 2025 | donhe | ||
| Anthela (genus) immature | 15 Apr 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 4 Apr 2022 | SimoneC |
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User's notes
This looked like swatch of fur stuck on a leaf, on pull it back it had a number what look like greenish insect eggs embedded in it. I have no idea what it could be. I have taken them into captivity to see if I can grow them on
1 comment
donhe
wrote:
17 Apr 2025
I have not encountered Anthela species females covering eggs with body hair.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051396-34.978228
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Apr 2022 02:09 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
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Collections
SimoneC NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Eucalyptus polyanthemos Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Eggs Breeding behaviour
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
- Machine learning
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
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