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Oenochroma vinaria
At first this looked like a small, very plain curved looper caterpillar on Grevillea sp. leaves. It then gradually straightened itseld out to look like a twig. Reviewing the pictures later revealed some interesting features. A pair of orange and black tipped horns part-way along the body and further orange lumps in pairs. Two pairs of pro-legs? About 20mm long straightened out.
On grevillea leaves at night in the local school yard.
Also called Pink-bellied Moth.
These larvae eat grevillea and hakea.
Adult moth seen here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/134...
Pupa seen here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/132...
family: GEOMETRIDAE
subfamily: Oenochrominae s. str.
Distribution http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
Spotted on Dec 6, 2013
Submitted on Dec 7, 2013
7 Comments
ID at last. I should have related the host plant more seriously. :)
Thanks Lauren and Viv. Still no luck with ID.
: ) Well spotted Mark!
This one is amazing Mark, love the horns and the blue legs.
Thanks Sergio... and Kate there's much grosser around.
Great cat. Congrats, Mark.
Gross