Pondweed caterpillar at Coolongolook, NSW
Identification history
| Paraponyx crisonalis | 10 Mar 2025 | donhe | ||
| Paraponyx crisonalis | 9 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Parapoynx (genus) | 9 Mar 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 18 Dec 2023 | trevorpreston |
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2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
9 Mar 2025
I agree it's most likely Paraponyx (genus), but I think the closest match I've found is P. crisonalis, a cosmopopolitan species which feeds on pond weed (eg. Hydrilla (genus)).
Location information
- Places Coolongolook, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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trevorpreston NatureMapr Hunter Region Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Paraponyx crisonalis Scientific name
- Pondweed caterpillar Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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