Pterygophorinae larvae
Pterygophorinae larvae seen at home
January-February 2023 “Deck bush”
8 January 2023
Around 25 Pterygophorinae larvae (probably Lophyrotoma sp.) spotted feeding in cluster of leaves in Eucalyptus globoidea bush resprouting basally from a burnt sapling in front of the house deck.
We saw adults of two Lophyrotoma species - Lophyrotoma interrupta and Lophyrotoma cyanea - last spring. These larvae may be the offspring of one of those.
13-18 January 2023
2 February - 2 March 2023
February 2023
2 February 2023 10:28pm
Five larvae seen feeding on a leaf on a epicormic branch of Eucalyptus globoidea tree with a broken trunk in driveway, near new water tank
4 February 2023 9:47am
3 larvae on one leaf, another 2 on nearby leaf
8 February 2023 12:43pm
2 larvae on one leaf, another 3 on nearby leaf
10 February 2023 9:12am
4 larvae on one leaf, another on nearby leaf
12 February 2023 11:11am
3 larvae found - on one leaf. moved them inside to the cage, placed the branch on which they were found in a jar of water with a lid with holes
14 February 2023 9:52am
only one larva remaining, with its exuvia from a recent moult nearby.
Other 2 larvae were found drowned in water in the jar holding the vegetation, having crawled through a hole in the lid.
One of these was placed in a tube of 100% ethanol and transferred to collection #PW017
January-February 2026
Tracing development of a clutch of 14 Pterygophorinae larvae feeding on leaves of an epicormic branch of E. globoidea on Lot 6 track, near junction with wombat track.
23 January 2026 6:55pm - first sighting by Kerri
24 January 2026 9:37pm
30 January 2026 1:00pm
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