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Emperor gum moth larva

Opodiphthera eucalypti

Description:

Large fat green caterpillar with spines of orange blue and yellow. Adult moth (added for reference) was found last year.

Habitat:

Feeding on succulent eucalyptus leaves

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10 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

thanks Mayra. That was my reaction too

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wow!!! WONDERFUL!!

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Larva of emperor gum moth

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 12 years ago

BEATIFUL COLOUR...

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Thank you Dilek. This one was spotted wild but I have several that I am captive breeding.

Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 12 years ago

Wowwww! Amazing series Martin!

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Awesome

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Nice pics - thanks.

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

Wow!

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 12 years ago

Wonderful series!

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 7, 2011
Submitted on Dec 7, 2011

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