Photo 148695557, (c) David Akers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Akers

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daviaker

Date

November 15, 2020 10:12 AM AEDT

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Larva was collected on 24/7/2020 found on an Acacia sp. Had a few different food plants in the container and did not really identify a preferred food. Also may have been a couple of different larva in the container? A pupa was found in a silk case on Acacia mearnsii on 12/10/2020. On the 15/11/2020 I noticed several male moths active outside the container. I found that a wingless female had emerged from the pupa and that had been what was attracting the males. I opened the cover of the container and one of the males then mated with the female.

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