Paraponyx crisonalis
Pondweed caterpillar at Coolongolook, NSW
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| Paraponyx crisonalis | donhe | 10 Mar 2025 | |
| Paraponyx crisonalis | ibaird | 9 Mar 2025 | |
| Parapoynx (genus) | ibaird | 9 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 18 Dec 2023 |
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2 comments
9 Mar 2025
I agree it's most likely Paraponyx (genus), but I think the closest match I've found is P. crisonalis, a cosmopopolitan species which feeds on pond weed (eg. Hydrilla (genus)).
Location information
- Places Coolongolook, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- trevorpreston NatureMapr Hunter Region Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Paraponyx crisonalis
Species information
- Paraponyx crisonalis Scientific name
- Pondweed caterpillar Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 48.2m Recorded at altitude
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