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Doratifera vulnerans
The Caterpillars vary from green through grey to red, but all have a pair of yellow and green saddle-like marks on the back which often have a white arc at each end, and a black outline. On the thorax and last two segments are raised knobs: four at each end. Coloured stinging hairs are protruded from these when the Caterpillar is disturbed (see photo #1 and #2)
Gum trees.
Spotted on Feb 26, 2012
Submitted on Feb 27, 2012
14 Comments
Nice!
Wonderful!
Beautiful
It is a cool one! Great series! Congrats!
The is the most beautiful caterpillar I've ever seen! So wonderfully ornate and colorful!
very cool - such a colorful caterpillar and subdued moth in color
Incredibly detailed photos and what a wonderful spotting. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome!
The variety in the Caterpillar Kingdom is amazing!
Great spotting..!!
Such a beautiful creature..!!!
Thanks a lot for sharing.. :-)
Thanks. I was very excited to come across this spotting - and I kept well clear of it's bristles. It's amazing how much I see now that I've started looking!
WOW! Totally amazing and bizarre! I love it!
This is an excellent photo of this bizarre larvae that is not commonly seen. I have brushed against those bristles and they cause mild itching. I have found a cupmoth pupa and grew out the moth as seen here. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/796...