caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Moruya, NSW
Identification history
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 29 Jun 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 29 Jun 2025 | donhe | ||
| Unverified | 29 Jun 2025 | LisaH |
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4 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
29 Jun 2025
Behaviour and appearance looks rather like Epicoma sp or a close relative.
WendyEM
wrote:
2 Jul 2025
I have never seen Lithosiini larvae behaving in such a communal manner. Maybe they do? While these are an early instar they are not newly hatched which is when many caterpillars are more communal. It is Thaumetopoeinae incl. Epicoma sp that have this communal behaviour.
donhe
wrote:
2 Jul 2025
I have found mature Asura and Hectobrocha larva living communally.
Many Epicoma species larvae have a white 'face' which these do not have, but these could be Ochrogaster lunifer or one of the many species for which no larval photos have been published. Moth larvae are just a big lacuna in Australian ecology.
Many Epicoma species larvae have a white 'face' which these do not have, but these could be Ochrogaster lunifer or one of the many species for which no larval photos have been published. Moth larvae are just a big lacuna in Australian ecology.
Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
LisaH NatureMapr South Coast Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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
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Synonyms
Lepidoptera sp.
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