Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE

caterpillar or pupa or cocoon at Moruya, NSW

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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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So sorry - none collected

4 comments

WendyEM wrote:

29 Jun 2025

Behaviour and appearance looks rather like Epicoma sp or a close relative.

donhe wrote:

29 Jun 2025

or maybe Lithosiini ?

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.

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Location information

Maps Broulee Moruya Nature Observation Area
Places Moruya, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH NatureMapr South Coast Latest 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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