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Anthela acuta
A large caterpillar with fine, stiff, deep red hairs coming from an array of white nodules on a base of grey/black. About 70mm long. Four sets of prolegs?
This caterpillar was working it's way along the ground in a well lit railway station underpass (a very long way from any plants).
Doco says A acuta have pink verrucae on the last three segments. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
I carried it outside and placed it on an acacia which was touching a eucalyptus. (I hope it wasn't trying to catch a train)
Spotted on Dec 8, 2013
Submitted on Dec 9, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Maria.
Very nice series