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Pergidae
Approx 50mm, tan with few white coarse hairs, fat segmented tail,...
Dense dry slerophyll eucalyptus forest with scrubby undergrowth. This one on very dry twiggy plant with no apparent greenery (dead?). Was it looking for somewhere to pupate?
In spite of how pic#1 looks his is not a burnt koala.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Dec 14, 2011
Submitted on Jan 16, 2012
2 Comments
Yes I think that one is well on the way martin.
I like your suggestion. To explain the light colored head, consider the top larvae in this pic [with a light head]. I would assume it is newly molted. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...