Paropsis charybdis

Paropsis charybdis

Mid March 2009
Peter Murrell Reserve, Blackmans Bay

Late September 2011
Peter Murrell Reserve, Blackmans Bay

Early April 2019
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
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Image by Vin Patel, used with permission.

Late November 2011
Mount Wellington

Early December 2011
Mount Wellington

Late November 2011
Mount Wellington

Late January 2012
Mount Wellington
Translucent forms of P. charybdis are known both in Tasmania and on the mainland.
Information and identification thanks to Martin Lagerwey.
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The larvae of this species are not gregarious. They can vary in the extent of blackness on the head capsule.
Early December 2011
Mount Wellington
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Early January 2014
Mount Wellington

Early January 2022
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart/nipaluna
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