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Cinnabar moth caterpillar

Tyria jacobaeae

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Field Notes

Description:

Black and yellow striped, hairy caterpillar, body length 2cm. Four caterpillars feasting in this small patch of little herbs. Voracious appetites, lots of droppings beneath.

Habitat:

Grazing on small succulent herbs in herb/grass band at edge of forest. James Cook University, Cairns QLD

Reference Links:

Cinnabar moth

Species ID Suggestions

Cinnabar moth larvae

Tyria jacobaeae

Reference Link
SnowyBro
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Comments (1)
Andrea Lim
Thank you for the ID SnowyBro. The adult looks stunning, and so different to the caterpillar, colour-wise.

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