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| Subject: | Anyone know what this insect is? |
| From: | "Steve Holliday" <> |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:35:26 +1100 |
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Nice find. Reckon it's a Beautiful Leaf Moth caterpillar (Gastrophora henricaria) see http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chro/henric.html The species does occur locally although I'm not sure how common it is, I can only remember seeing one adult moth. The adult insects are possibly even more impressive than the caterpillars. What plant was it on? They are known to feed on various Myrtaceae. Cheers Steve
-----Original Message----- This was on one of the plants in our garden this morning. Its stick-like camouflage is rather impressive. Nick Payne |
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