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Opodiphthera eucalypti
These are early instars of the Emperor Gum Moth Caterpillar. They were about 10 mm each with raised orange-yellow tufts of setae posterior to the head area and on the first three abdominal segments.
Spotted on a young gum tree - Eucalyptus ovata .
These seem to be slightly older thatn the ones in my previous spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164... The later instars of this caterpillar are amazing. Family: Saturniidae
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Wow each one of those caterpillars will become much bigger than that leaf.