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| About the Author Bill49 Atherton, QLD 9th May 2018 4:25pm #UserID: 10714 Posts: 4 View All Bill49's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath5 says... I'm pretty confident that it's a cup moth caterpillar. It looks a lot like this one: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/lozogramma.html But it doesn't have the red, so maybe it's a different species. | About the Author Kath5 GIRRAWHEEN,6064,WA 10th May 2018 5:25pm #UserID: 14327 Posts: 18 View All Kath5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 10th May 2018 8:53pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Bill The closest I can compare with your caterpillar is the famous saddleback caterpillar native to the USA. They have the same four horns with hairs. The only significant difference is the coloration on the back. There are still thousands of unnamed caterpillars, there is a chance that it is still an unknown cat in Australia. Happy gardening :-)
| About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 11th May 2018 10:06am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Bill49 says... Many thanks for the replies and link to info - it's good to know what it is. I'm sure I have seen moths like the one in the photo, but had never seen the caterpillar before.. not knowing what it ate, I put it on a (well nibbled) hibiscus in the yard - hope fully it will survive. It was making its way across the veranda when I saw it. | About the Author Bill49 Atherton, QLD 11th May 2018 2:21pm #UserID: 10714 Posts: 4 View All Bill49's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Harry ROXBURGH PARK,3064,VIC 11th May 2018 2:46pm #UserID: 4975 Posts: 46 View All Harry's Edible Fruit Trees |
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