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Doratifera oxleyi
Here is a new species of stinging slug-moth caterpillar. It has eight tufts of bristles but would not evert them for my camera.
On a eucalyptus leaf.
We have seen two species more commonly last year, the mottled cupmoth and the four spotted cupmoth. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/187... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/888... This is my first sighting of this species. http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_5060.p...
Spotted on Sep 14, 2013
Submitted on Sep 14, 2013
28 Comments (1–25)
Thank you StephenSolomons
Nice find
Thanks Chaitanya
Thamnk MattA
They feed on gumleaves. The pupa looks like a cup
This species is the more scarce of several species.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/184...
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
That is awesome! Nature is great!!
What's it's habitat? x
Thank you vivianpoma
Thank you irina.pisaroglo.sf
awesome, wonderful !!
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Thank you Jemma
Thank you wiisttisd
Thank you MariadB
Great spotting!
That is such an awesome catapillar . Coolest one I've ever seen, and I just love the colors!
lovely.
Thanks Mark.
Thanks Jason.
Wow! Cool!
Mark, its the only one I've seen. It's very early compared to the mottled and four spotted cupmoths. The slug looks like a hybrid of those two.
Fabulous. Still looking for these.
Thanks NimahRahma
wow,,its so cuteee :3
Thank you for yr comment Staccyh
Great photos, the colours are amazing!
Thank you Stian Waaler
Wow, that's amazing martinl..
Thank you bherath20
wow so beautiful....
Thanks patty