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A tiny caterpillar, pupa or chrysalis. I first thought it to be a very small caterpillar owing to its markings. The light patches bordering the red lines are actually gold-colored in sunlight.
Found on a dried leaf in a large semi-urban yard & garden adjacent to a disturbed remnant patch of forest.
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Wow! Very interesting!!
Thanks, Argy & Kadoka. I'll investigate!
Wow interesting.
I do believe it is related to the skiff moth... the larva are similar
this might be similar http://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogima...
maybe Prolimacodes group... ?
The 2nd picture looks like some kind of alien cat.
I only spotted it because sunlight caught the gold flecks briefly; it was quite tiny!
Interesting that looks like some of the Shield bugs. Very different cocoon or chrysallis.