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Chlenias auctaria
A green looper caterpillar with bright yellow stripes.
This was found on Acacia Or sometimes eucalyptus, or pine, or hakea, or boneseed.
This is a young one. The late instar is much larger and I saw one last season. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/790...
Spotted on Sep 28, 2012
Submitted on Sep 28, 2012
5 Comments
Yes it's in a park that I check often but they're hard to find again.
I could breed it out in captivity but the moth is rather boring.
Cool! Is he nearby to you? Will you be checking back on him?
Found the ID =)
http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_3706.p...
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
Thanks Bernadette. I'll keep this pic first because the better lighting shows clearer colors. I think they're the same species.
Wow, he's quite long! Love that last shot.