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Chlenias auctaria
The caterpillar was about 35 mm long. The soft body was covered with intricate patterns of white lines on black, lateral lines of yellow. The head was a pale bluespeckled with black. The caterpillars true legs were deep red.
Spotted on a myrtle shrub in a national park.
The caterpillar is said to feed on 17 species of unrelated plants and is said to be a pest in pine plantations.
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Spotted on Oct 11, 2014
Submitted on Oct 13, 2014
4 Comments
A very pretty caterpillar....
yes Leuba, I agree about there being so many missions. Good to keep it simple!
Thanks Pam. I did not know - there are so many Missions, it's a little overwhelming. Also It makes sense to me to keep them together with moths & butterflies.
Leuba, did you know there is a mission for caterpillars?
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9420...