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Four-Spotted Cup Moth

Doratifera quadriguttata

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Several of these pretty legless caterpillars (slug foot) were munching on a young eucalyptus sapling. Each one was about 25mm long.

Habitat:

In a local nature reserve adjoining a large national park.

Notes:

Limacodidae <br>
Distribution http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:68… <br>
The 'cup' produced by pupation is a plain brown ovoid shape usually constructed underneath a small shelter.

Reference Links:

Doratifera quadriguttata - Overview, Doratifera quadriguttata, Four-Spotted Cup Moth

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PublishedMarch 6, 2014

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