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Caterpillar approx. 1.5cm long, pic 2 shows the caterpillar grasping a plant stem with its rear legs.
Spotted on May 6, 2015
Submitted on May 6, 2015
4 Comments
I should have said 'probably' but I see only one pair of pro-legs (and the pair of claspers at the very tail) and it's tendency to go straight like a twig. With that leg arrangement it moves in a looping fashion. Sky diving is a good bit of detective work but some are also fairly versatile with their food choices.
What gives it away as Geometridae?
Was spotted in a pot with Arthopodium strictum and Oxalis perenans but there wasn't much sign of leaf damage. The pot sits under a large Eucalyptus saligna..... perhaps it tried sky diving?
Nice shots. A Geometridae. Food plant id might help.