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Paralaea polysticha
This caterpillar has red pinstripes and pointy ears.
On Red Box Eucalyptus.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paralaea+p... http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paralaea+p... http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations... Thank you Ken and Kathy
Spotted on Aug 23, 2014
Submitted on Aug 23, 2014
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I have been given an ID suggestion of Paralaea polysticha
Grey-lined Crest-moth by Dr Cathy Byrne - Tasmanian Museum
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Paralaea+p...
Excellent spotting Martini :)
Young larvae of Paralaea have brighter lateral stripes according to this link.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
Therefore I am going with this genus.
Thanks Mark.
Thanks Chief.
I was thinking of Paralaea which is the species I found last season.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/386...
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
I cannot see a match in either genus.
Handsome!
Looks like a Fisera sp. maybe.
Thanks magazhu
Thanks Mark. I have not tried yet.
I tried to ID similar ones last year and found it difficult.
They have threads and slide down to the ground when disturbed.
Strange creatures.
Nice find Martin. Looking forward to an ID on it.
Thank you bhagya
beauty....
Thnanks Hema Shah
It is a cutie
too cute.