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Capusa senilis
This caterpillar was very well camouflaged in acacia leaves. I found it after noticing frass and working out where it was coming from... right in front of me!
About 40mm long, a real Aussie in vivid green with yellow/gold flecks throughout. Only one set of prolegs and claspers says geometridae.
On the leaves of a large Acacia mearnsii in a nature reserve.
Also called 'Black-banded Wedge-moth' the adult moth is very dull by comparison. This caterpillar can also be translucent orange see here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102...
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Nacophorini
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Capusa+sen...)
Spotted on Nov 6, 2014
Submitted on Nov 6, 2014
1 Comment
great find ! what green !!