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Arctinae caterpillar?

Description:

About 10mm long. Not sure if this critter isn't shedding.?

Habitat:

On eucalyptus leaf in suburban back yard adjacent to national park.

Notes:

Yet to research this one... looks like arctidae caterpillar... the front half anyway !!

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

That's a possibility... I'll check.

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 10 years ago

was it moving? It looks a bit like it has been eaten out by parasitic wasps or something.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 29, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013

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