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Looper caterpillar

Description:

A large looper caterpillar was collected to discover its adult form. It has only one pair of pro-legs and a dustinctive brown patch on its belly. The pupal molt took about one week to achieve and was completed on about April 6th

Habitat:

Found in a suburban bushland. Now is captive until the adult emerges.

Notes:

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au... (?)

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2 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

Thanks Lauren.
He is eating a long way from where he's sitting.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Great picture!

MartinL
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MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Mar 19, 2014
Submitted on Apr 6, 2014

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