Uraba lugens

Gumleaf Skeletonizer at WREN Reserves

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Identification history

	Uraba lugens	5 May 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	1 Oct 2023	KylieWaldon

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a unicorn caterpillar? it was kind of slithering towards me down the gum leaf like a snake! I thought it was a sawfly larvae as it has a point at one end. Weird.

2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

5 May 2024

The caterpillar wears a hat made up of teh skins of previous moults

KylieWaldon wrote:

5 May 2024

wow. ok MichaelM that is really awesome. TY for ID. Kylie :)

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Oct 2023 09:08 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Additional information

gum tree Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Uraba lugens Scientific name
Gumleaf Skeletonizer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1469.8m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania