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Common moonbeam (larva)

Philiris innotatus

Description:

A small green hairy larva attended by ants.

Habitat:

On a sandpaper fig (Ficus coronata)

Notes:

A friend of mine recognized this insect. Thank you Cleve.

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1 Comment

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

I have found the ID of this tiny caterpillar
Common Moonbeam
(Philiris innotatus)
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/discovernat...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 28, 2013
Submitted on Dec 16, 2013

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