Wattle Snout Moth at Latham, ACT
Identification history
| Pararguda nasuta | 21 Mar 2021 | donhe | ||
| Pararguda nasuta | 21 Mar 2021 | GlennCocking | ||
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 15 Feb 2021 | ibaird | ||
| Lasiocampidae (family) immature | 15 Feb 2021 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Feb 2021 | AlisonMilton |
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9 comments
donhe
wrote:
14 Feb 2021
I think I see hairs hanging down along the sides, making it Lasiocampidae. Please can you rear it in protective custody to get the moth, as we only know the caterpillars of 20 out of the 75 named species in that family ?
donhe
wrote:
14 Feb 2021
Did it make a cocoon or burrow under the soil to pupate? A photo of its pupal shelter would be good.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
14 Feb 2021
It's a cocoon on the side of the container. Wil try to take a photo.
donhe
wrote:
14 Feb 2021
Most moths have silky cocoons, but some of the Lasicampidae have papery cocoons.
Interesting to see which it is.
Interesting to see which it is.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
21 Mar 2021
Hi Don, The moth emerged on 1 March 2021. I've added photos of the moth and of the cocoon.
donhe
wrote:
21 Mar 2021
Wonderful: congratulations. I have popped a copy of your interesting caterpillar underside photo into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lasi/nasuta.html
I hope that is OK? Thanks, Don
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lasi/nasuta.html
I hope that is OK? Thanks, Don
AlisonMilton
wrote:
21 Mar 2021
Of course. Thanks Don. You may have noticed a further sighting. I've had at least six of these caterpillars on my (relatively newly planted-15 months ago) Acacia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.023595-35.215110
- Altitude 547.9m
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Feb 2021 12:44 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Acacia dealbata Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Pararguda nasuta Scientific name
- Wattle Snout Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 681.72m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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