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Opodiphthera eucalypti
This spotting features two slightly later instars of the Emperor Gum Moth caterpillar. Pics 1 to 3 show a stage later than the ones in pic 4 where the body spines appear longer and the body was not as green as the older caterpillars. The two younger caterpillars ( pic 4) were on a leaf which still had their shed skins.
Spotted on a eucalyptus tree ( Eucalyptus viminalis) - both stages seen on the same tree
Seen in the spotting below are two stages earlier to the ones seen here and that of the last instar.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/199...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/169...
Family: Saturniidae
Spotted on Nov 27, 2014
Submitted on Nov 27, 2014
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A beautiful caterpillar....