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Pine Looper

Chlenias zonaea

Photo by CharliePrice
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Field Notes

Description:

This Caterpillar is white with thin black lines on the head and body, and broader orange lines along the body alone. The spiracles and true legs are red.

Habitat:

On a leaf , covered in spider web , in the front jasmine bush

Reference Links:

Chlenias zonaea

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
CharliePrice
Yes i have it bookmarked for future reference ..actually my bookmark album for ID's is getting quiet Large ! :)
Mark Ridgway
Well done. Sorry I should have got back to this. Your reference site is probably the most used and usable one for Aust. leps.
CharliePrice
Finally found an ID ..stumbled on a great site i have put into reference area, to help :)
Mark Ridgway
Jasmine !?... Maybe it's got lost as not many catties do jasmine. Just at a quick glance I might guess Chlenias sp. (Geometridae) I think some of them are very polyphagic.

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