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Pink-bellied moth

Oenochroma vinaria

Photo by Pink Salt
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Field Notes

Description:

Caterpillar, about 7-8cm long, reddish brown with small yellow and black marking, also know as a Hakea wine moth (found it on a Hakea)

Habitat:

Feeding on leaves of Hakea Petiolaris, quite well camouflaged next to the reddish plant stem

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Pink Salt
@pcooper1177 thank you so much for responding, great to know what it is!
pcooper1177
nice capture Pink Salt - this is a Pink-bellied Moth caterpillar - see https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/326867-Oenochroma-vinaria/browse_photos?term_id=1&term_value_id=6

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PublishedOctober 27, 2020

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