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Pine Beauty Looper

Chlenias auctaria

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Mottled looper catterpilar with lateral yellow stripe

Habitat:

Feeding on Swamp gum.

Notes:

This caterpillar is polyphagous, feeding on any of 17 different plants, including being a serious pest of the introduced pine, from which it gets its name. The survive very poorly on the pine host and this behavior is therefore puzzling.

Reference Links:

Chlenias auctaria larva | Geometridae - subfamily Ennominae | Insect Gallery

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
MartinL
This caterpillar is polyphagous, feeding on any of 17 different plants, including being a serious pest of the introduced pine, from which it gets its name. The survive very poorly on the pine host and this behavior is therefore puzzling. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/enno/auctar.html
MartinL
found the ID of ths looper moth larva http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_3706.php
MartinL
Yes, I never saw this larva before and want to grow it out to find its adult form. Happily for it, it escaped.

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