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FAMILY Lasiocampidae
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page contains pictures and information about Gumtree Snout Moths
that
we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Male wingspan 70mm
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- This is a large caterpillar has a pair of dorsal glands on abdominal
segment eight and a pair of erectile on the metathorax. The caterpillar feeds
on Eucalyptus.
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- We found the moth resting on a grass stem late in the afternoon in
Karawatha Forest. It was in mid summer. The moth did not quit move even
disturbed.
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- The moth was pale brown in colour with brawn dots pattern. Its hind wings
were pale orange. It had a snout body. We can tell the moth was a male by
the shape of its antenna.
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990,
p390, Plate12.21, 22.
- 2. Entometa fervens (Walker, 1855) - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley,
2010.
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[ Up ] [ She-Oak Moth Caterpillar ] [ Gumtree Snout Moth I ] [ Gumtree Snout Moth II ] [ Gumtree Snout Moth III ] [ Porela Snout Moth ] [ Unknown Lasiocampid Caterpillar 1 ] [ Unknown Lasiocampid Caterpillar 2 ]
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