Coequosa australasiae

Coequosa australasiae (Donovan, 1805)

< Wingspan: 135 mm >

Male

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< Wingspan: 158 mm >

Female

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Eggs are similar to Coequosa triangularis

1st instar larva (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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2nd instar larva just molted (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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2nd instar larva 24 hours after molting (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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3rd instar larva (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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3rd instar larva (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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4th instar larva (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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5th instar larva (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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6th instar larva 66 mm (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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6th instar larva (left) and 7th instar larva (right) (ex female Sydney, NSW)

Note the pointed head on the 6th instar and rounded on the 7th instar.

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7th instar larva 102 mm (ex female Sydney, NSW)

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