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Caterpillar

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Field Notes

Description:

Saw this little (3cm) caterpillar hanging off our Grevilliea in the front garden

Habitat:

Suburban Adelaide hills garden

Species ID Suggestions

Polyphagus geometrid

Chlenias auctaria

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Besides the diverse list of food plants listed at LepidopteraButterflyHouse I have also found these on Exocarpos cupressiformis - 'Cherry Ballart'... a native cypress. It seems they can eat anything. Gorgeous looking little caterpillars.
Aonach_Eagach
JuanDiTrani, I think your'e correct, they have the same structure and method of locomotion,so far can't find the species
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011

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