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Doratifera vulnerans
A small colorful caterpillar with eight projected clumps of bristles. A pair of bright warning stripes form a saddle along the center of the insect. The insect can withdraw the bristles (Pic#2) when the threat has passed.
On a large manna gum leaf.
find early instar larvae here and here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/866... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/884... find adult moth here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/796...
Spotted on Feb 7, 2012
Submitted on Feb 7, 2012
10 Comments
This mottled cupmoth is usually more common than the painted cupmoth http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/818...
Thanks for the comment, its certainly a stunning insect.
Wonderful!!! Great series!!
KarenL, its the king of pop art caterpillars.
It's definitely a compliment! No worries :)
Cindy, sorry for calling you KarenL. My bad. I'm sure its a compliment. Thanks both, and Nopayahnah. I'll try to grow these both into moths.
Awesome! Looks like an Andy Warhol carepillar!
wow!
Thanks KarenL Darrens spotting is a stronger specimen than mine. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/616... I've found the other species of cupmoth too, am loading it now =P
Awesome! Great series martinl!