Acyphas larvae
Tachinid Fly parasitised caterpillar Case Study
First instar caterpillar emergence (next to a pupal cocoon?)
Mid April 2019
Alum Cliffs Track, Mole Creek
Early instar larva
Early April 2019
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
About 4mm.
Early March 2012
Port Sorell
The caterpillar is spinning its web to pupate.
Mid September 2016
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Mid September 2016
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Mid September 2016
Knocklofty Reserve, Hobart
Mid July 2018
Bridport
On Coastal Wattle (or Boobyalla) Acacia longifolia subsp sophorae.
Early October 2019
Bridport
On Coastal Wattle (or Boobyalla) Acacia longifolia subsp sophorae.
Mid June 2019
Ulverstone
On Coastal Wattle (or Boobyalla) Acacia longifolia subsp sophorae.
Mid January 2021
Hellyer Beach
Parasitised, likely by an Aleiodes wasp.
Mid February 2023
Narawntapu National Park
Mid February 2023
Narawntapu National Park