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Dice Moth Caterpillar

Rhanidophora ridens

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Dice Moth Caterpillar

Rhanidophora ridens

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Caterpillar's amazingly similar to a type of Eribidae: Tinolius sp; southeast Asia and of an Agaristinae (Joseph's-Coat moth,) found in Australia. =]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12151003@N08/5727608825/in/photostream
Fantastic! Thanks for the identification help and the kind words :)
Figured it out! Found another picture here at the MalaMala Game Reserve wildlife spottings page - http://www.malamala.com/Archives07/may05.htm - plus I found someone else who spotted this for Project Noah. Wow - what an amazing creature!
Alike Horned Spanworm Moth from Ennominae subfamily of Geometridae moths family.
Same here.. http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/01/16/unknown-caterpillar-from-botswana-possibly-an-inchworm/
spectacular... Inchworm...Caterpillar..!!
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PublishedAugust 26, 2011

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