Lithosiini

Tribe, larva at Wellington Point, QLD

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Identification history

Lithosiini	24 Oct 2023	ibaird
Lithosiini	24 Oct 2023	donhe
Unidentified	21 Oct 2023	TimL

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The caterpillar probably wasn't 'healthy.' It had what appeared to be at least four parasitic eggs attached to the head and body as seen in the images. Close-up detail of these is shown in following sighting 4519229.

6 comments

ibaird wrote:

21 Oct 2023

Euproctis (genus) maybe?

donhe wrote:

21 Oct 2023

I see a dorsal pattern of paired verrucae, but no parasites except the triangular yellow thing on one side. @TimL : was that attached.? I see no red dorsal organs, so probably Lithosiini. Please can you take it into protective custody to rear to an adult moth for identification?

TimL wrote:

23 Oct 2023

The yellow triangular thing is a blossom emerging from its displaced casing. There are four white parasite eggs visible on the caterpillar, two being on top of and to the left side of the head in the final image. The parasite eggs are also shown in closer detail in following sighting 4519229.

donhe wrote:

24 Oct 2023

They might be pollen grains or detritus. Anyway can you remove them? It would be good to discover it's species by rearing it to an adult moth.

TimL wrote:

24 Oct 2023

One of them was removed from the back and it was a parasitic egg of some sort, not a pollen grain or detritus.

donhe wrote:

24 Oct 2023

Interesting. See if you get fly or wasp from rearing.

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