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Spotting

Description:

Caterpillar approx. 3 cms in length. Colour grey to black, well defined body segments, brownish bristles. Body heavier at rear and narrows towards head. Feeding on succulent plant.

Habitat:

Suburban garden.

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4 Comments

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 6 years ago

Thanks. It is.

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A pretty caterpillar....

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 10 years ago

No holes. It crawled across the path and headed straight for the plant. I made it detour a couple of times but it was intent on reaching the succulent. I didn't hang around long enough to see it graze.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Hmm.. I would guess a borer-type moth. Any hole in the succulent?

Neil Ross
Spotted by
Neil Ross

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Spotted on Feb 17, 2014
Submitted on Mar 2, 2014

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