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Clearwing Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Perina sp.

Description:

3cm long hairy caterpillar, probably belongs to the Subfamily: Lymantriinae

Habitat:

Haldummulla Herbal Garden

5 Comments

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Beautiful photograph!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Unfortunately there is not much info about these caterpillars.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Thank you very much bayucca..
it might be a different instar of Perina nuda.
i just found out there is a record of an undescribed Perina species in Sri Lanka
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/leuc...

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Tribe is Leucomini. Perina nuda is quite common, but the caterpillar looks different. Different instar??

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Lymantriinae, Perina sp.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77995220@N0...

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Nuwara Eliya CP, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jun 28, 2013
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013

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