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(Poss.) Orgyia australis
Caterpillar very hairy, with four sets of bristles. The adult female has no wings at all and lays eggs often in the cocoon. Pic #4 is the caterpillar of the same species. Is this another example of neoteny (retaining features of youth into adult life)?
Feeding on Acacia
Dec 9 was the date of adult emergence. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au... http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
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Thank you for mentioning my spotting Karen.
Congrats Martin, this spotting has been featured in the Project Noah blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/4575585...
Finally I get to see how the adult looks like.
Thanks for sharing this posting.
thats a great series and very informative ,thanks for sharing the info martinl.
Atul, notice the female has no wings and this one just emerged fro her cocoon.
Yes, I was hoping for a male to emerge so I could get an ID
amazing ! - great series of photos - thanks.
Excellent. Would like to have watched that.
Strange but true.