Pending ID – Trogossitidae

#1. Possibly a Trogossitidae larva
Freely moving on a wooden railing
Late August 2016
Knocklofty Reserve, nipaluna/Hobart
Tentative identification thanks to Boris Büche
Photo KE

#2. Early September 2016
Knocklofty Reserve, nipaluna/Hobart
Photos KE

#3. Late August 2024
Knocklofty Reserve, nipaluna/Hobart
Photos KE

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