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Doratifera vulnerans
About 10mm long. Mottled Cup Moth caterpillars are pale brown in colour, the bright warning colours white, pink and yellow in the middle. They show their stinging hairs when disturbed.
Gum leaf.
Spotted on Feb 16, 2013
Submitted on Apr 13, 2013
3 Comments
They are cute with their siblings but the later instars are always solitary http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/866...
Little sweeties. They should be well cupped by now..
Oooh...they look healthy and fat ! nice pics Rachael!!