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Black Spot Moth

Epicoma melanospila

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A solitary caterpillar about 25 mm long with black body speckled with white. Long black hairs covered the body and along the mid-line were tufts of ochre-coloured hairs. Prolegs were red. Head was black rimmed with red and had an inverted "V" shape along the midline.

Habitat:

Spotted feeding on a eucalyptus leaf in a nature reserve.

Notes:

My thanks to martinl for the ID.

The moth is beautiful. Here is martinl's spotting of the adult:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7907312

family: Anthelidae

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Epicoma melanospila

Species ID Suggestions

Black Spot Moth

Epicoma melanospila

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Comments (2)
Leuba Ridgway
Thank you so much for the ID Martin - I see that it turns into a beautiful moth too !
MartinL
Check this one that I found last year. Since it was already a late instar, I bred it out. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7900443 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7907312

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