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Opidiphthera eucalypti
This caterpillar is a middle instar, I guess number four. These larger caterpillars are beginning to grow colorful red, blue and orange protuberances with numerous bristles.
Eggs found on eucalyptus leaf tips. These have been captive bred and fed on eucalyptus.
See here for more lifecycle stages http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/783...
Spotted on Nov 11, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012
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Great sequence of colours.