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Castor Semi-Looper

Achaea janata

Photo by Christiane
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Eating my Roses!

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Thanks Ken.. that looks like it! We have Castor plants around the creek!
No - the caterpillar of that geometrid has been described as: "These Caterpillars camouflage themselves with buds and flowers of the the plant on which they are feeding. They are actually pinkish brown with a dark dorsal line, but have flanges along the back to which their disguises are attached." I think I have found something close to your caterpillar: Achaea janata Follow this link: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/janata.html sy Ken
So this is the caterpillar of this http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6389686 one???
Sphinx moth larvae have only a single horn along the longitudinal midline whereas Geometrid larvae have 2 smaller, lateral horns. Cheers Ken
Some type of sphinx moth caterpillar? It has what looks like a horn on its posterior.
A looper caterpillar of the family Geometridae
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PublishedJune 10, 2011

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