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Acyphas semiochrea
About 24mm long. Exploring the leaves of black wattle (Acacia ?mearnsii)
In an outer urban nature reserve with a mix of small eucalyptus, acacia, kunzea, pomaderris and others.
Omnivorous tussock moth. Also called Euproctis leucomelas
Found along most of the coast of Australia, including: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Can feed on :-
Monterey Pine ( Pinus radiata, PINACEAE )
Wattles ( Acacia, MIMOSACEAE )
Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE )
Pultenaea ( FABACEAE )
Dodonaea ( SAPINDACEAE )
Choretrum ( SANTALACEAE )
Myoporum ( MYOPORACEAE )
Tamarix ( TAMARICACEAE )
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Sep 22, 2014
Submitted on Sep 22, 2014
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Thanks must go to Leuba for the ID. Many of these on Acacia at the moment.