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Arctinae caterpillar?

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 10mm long. Not sure if this critter isn't shedding.?

Habitat:

On eucalyptus leaf in suburban back yard adjacent to national park.

Notes:

Yet to research this one... looks like arctidae caterpillar... the front half anyway !!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
StephenSolomons
was it moving? It looks a bit like it has been eaten out by parasitic wasps or something.

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Moths of the World
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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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Backyard Habitats of the World
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2013

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