Bracca rotundata
2 Northern Bracca, Boarmiini at Syndicate, QLD
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| Bracca rotundata | 15 Sep 2025 | donhe | ||
| Bracca rotundata | 14 Sep 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 14 Sep 2025 | JasonPStewart |
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Healthy caterpillar to identify? Please help.
I presumed a species of moths, or is this a species of butterflies.
Feeding on the fresh new foliage growth leaves of this tree: _Steganthera laxiflora_ subsp. _laxiflora_. (https://naturemapr.org/sightings/4696920 ) .
I have 2 more photographs of different angles of this caterpillar, if needed.
Mossman Gorge, Baral Marrjanga [main raised walkway], goes beside this tree just after its start .
2018 March 10th 2 – 2:04 pm .
3 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
14 Sep 2025
If I am correct a rather colourful moth. Some suggested food plants are (a) Fishy Vine ( Austrobaileya scandens, MAGNOLIACEAE),(b) Jiman ( Steganthera laxiflora, MONIMIACEAE), and
(c) Narow-leaf Wilkiea ( Wilkiea angustifolia, MONIMIACEAE) see http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/rotundata.html https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=546782&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744 note none of the larvae seem to be varified
(c) Narow-leaf Wilkiea ( Wilkiea angustifolia, MONIMIACEAE) see http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/rotundata.html https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=546782&place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744 note none of the larvae seem to be varified
JasonPStewart
wrote:
15 Sep 2025
Don Herbison–Evans @donhe thank you for your confirmatory identification.
Location information
- Places Syndicate, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
- Steganthera laxiflora subsp. laxiflora. Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Geometer moths (Geometridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Bracca rotundata Featured
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- Bracca rotundata Scientific name
- Northern Bracca, Boarmiini Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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