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Pink-bellied moth

Oenochroma vinaria

Description:

Caterpillar, about 7-8cm long, reddish brown with small yellow and black marking, also know as a Hakea wine moth (found it on a Hakea)

Habitat:

Feeding on leaves of Hakea Petiolaris, quite well camouflaged next to the reddish plant stem

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2 Comments

Pink Salt
Pink Salt 3 years ago

@pcooper1177 thank you so much for responding, great to know what it is!

pcooper1177
pcooper1177 3 years ago

nice capture Pink Salt - this is a Pink-bellied Moth caterpillar - see https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/326867-...

Pink Salt
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Pink Salt

City Beach, Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Oct 13, 2020
Submitted on Oct 27, 2020

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