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Description:

A big fat caterpillar.....of the Privet hawk Moth.
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14469089;6028018;-28.8733527352;153.58843803399998;;;reptile;2012-09-22 10:44:15.973905 UTC;;australia;;2024-03-03 07:46:11.396381 UTC;true;Eastern Water Dragons;;;;;;;;;;false;Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii;2012-09-22 00:00:00 UTC
8066951;6028018;-28.3260797223;153.401679844;;;reptile;2011-12-16 04:47:39.991481 UTC;;australia;;2024-06-05 13:02:01.083557 UTC;true;Eastern Water Dragon;;;;;;;;;Very 'reddy' colour;false;Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii;2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC
10031027;6028018;-28.2533333333;153.37649999999996;;;pet;2012-03-26 07:07:10.304853 UTC;;australia;;2017-10-04 01:01:59.56372 UTC;true;Dog;;;;;;;;;;false;Canis lupus familiaris;2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC
38255499;6028018;-28.2995619981;153.43472397300002;;;bird;2013-09-09 22:30:03.81738 UTC;;australia;;2018-12-04 01:11:51.923882 UTC;true;Male bush turkey;;;;;;;;;;false;Alectura lathami;2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC
1372246012;6028018;-28.2938333333;153.20466666699997;Here;;invertebrate;2015-03-10 23:30:47.52294 UTC;;australia;;2017-10-31 00:52:17.09999 UTC;true;Preying Mantis;;;;;;;;;Big fella;true;;2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC
1563586004;6028018;-28.303469843;153.24896979200003;;;reptile;2015-05-05 07:07:13.41285 UTC;;australia;;2017-11-21 17:48:56.35936 UTC;true;Eastern Water Dragon;;;;;;;;;;false;Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii;2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC
7719488;6028018;-28.3273228053;153.399674892;;;reptile;2011-11-21 09:10:23.891399 UTC;;australia;;2017-11-21 17:46:29.95916 UTC;true;Australian Water Dragon;;;;;;;;;Hiding behind a rock;false;Intellagama lesueurii;2011-11-21 00:00:00 UTC
31634021;6028018;-28.3271666667;153.4035;;;bird;2013-07-15 08:06:57.77436 UTC;;australia;;2017-11-30 00:55:26.57668 UTC;true;Australian Wood Ducks;;;;;;;;;;false;Chenonetta jubata;2013-07-15 00:00:00 UTC
16555185;6028018;-28.3256666667;153.402833333;;;bird;2012-12-03 22:06:41.950564 UTC;;australia;;2018-12-04 01:13:05.502065 UTC;true;Bush turkey;;;;;;;;;Tiny;false;Alectura lathami;2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC
7045630;6028018;-28.32582;153.40280000000007;East coast of Australia;Creatures of great personality!;reptile;2011-08-16 06:16:54.66415 UTC;;australia;;2017-11-21 17:56:00.45782 UTC;true;Male Eastern Water Dragon;;;;;;;;;Mainly in hibernation at the moment all though I saw my 1st 1 this lizard season today! Can't wait for them to come out again and cheer me with their head bobbing and arm waving and adorable bug catching;false;Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii;2011-08-16 00:00:00 UTC
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7198518;6028018;-28.35029;153.39369999999997;;;mammal;2011-09-06 01:16:55.974407 UTC;;australia;;2017-05-27 02:03:53.21105 UTC;true;Cow and Crane;;;;;;;;;;false;Bos taurus;2011-09-06 00:00:00 UTC
18212236;6028018;-28.3256901491;153.40267896700004;;;reptile;2013-02-24 22:08:27.77559 UTC;;australia;;2017-11-21 17:50:39.44521 UTC;true;Male Eastern Water Dragons.;;;;;;;;;Having a row about 'territories' in my garden...;false;Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii;2013-02-24 00:00:00 UTC
6274364;6266461;-33.8689009;151.20709139999997;;;pet;2011-05-21 13:40:11.038117 UTC;;australia;;2017-08-15 01:43:22.69462 UTC;true;Green Iguana;;;;;;;;;;false;Iguana iguana;2011-05-21 00:00:00 UTC
7217099;7177657;-28.3962787;153.29273409999996;;Spotted this Koala on my 28th Birthday walking up the trail to go to the top of Mt Warning. Was quite surprised that it was in a palm tree of sorts and not an eucalyptus tree.;mammal;2011-09-08 09:02:57.441692 UTC;;australia;;2018-02-15 01:22:34.39805 UTC;true;Koala;;;;;;;;;;false;Phascolarctos cinereus;2009-08-02 00:00:00 UTC
7748655;7737556;-33.7536868;151.26087889999997;;My mischievous Loki :D;pet;2011-11-07 10:54:05.17441 UTC;;australia;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret;2018-05-30 19:33:35.33126 UTC;true;Albino Ferret;;;Ferret;;;;;;;false;Mustela putorius furo;2011-11-07 00:00:00 UTC
44395968;7895742;-33.8228282989;151.25250220399994;"Spotted these in rock pools in a tidal area - harbour. <br>

These are common and distributed along the eastern and southern Australian coast.

Habitat:

Backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Australasian Privet Hawk-moth Caterpillar

Psilogramma casuarinae (now recognised as a separate species from the Asian species Psilogramma menephron)

Comments (6)

Just updated caterpillar spotting with correct names.
I just checked again and I was wrong, the privet hawk moth does occur in Australia, sorry about that! You should add the common name and Scientific name when you get the time so that it's counted as identified on Noah.
I'm not sure that it's a privet hawk moth, those live in the Palearctic ecozone, which includes Asia, Europe, and Northern Africa. It does, however, look very similar to a few caterpillars we have in the US, in the genus Manduca. I would suggest looking for Manduca sp. that are native to Australia.
Spinx Moth caterpillar, not sure what species you have in Australia
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PublishedApril 29, 2011

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