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looper moth

Arhodia lasiocamparia

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Field Notes

Description:

pale green geometridae moth larva

Habitat:

clasping to silver acacia stem in a local park.

Notes:

Pupated on 8th Jan 2010

Reference Links:

http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Arhodia%20lasi…

Species ID Suggestions

Inch worm (no specific common name)

Arhodia lasiocamparia

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Comments (14)
MartinL
Thank you Hemma and Smith'sZoo
HemaShah
the 4th pic is a masterpiece.
Mark Ridgway
That pupa is a candidate for mimicry. Our possums make those every night.
MartinL
The anchoring is very strong. Here is one I cannot identify. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7903440
HemaShah
The flexibility is amazing.Perfect loop and then as straight as a ruler.Anchoring must be strong!
MartinL
Added the pupa image to this set.
MartinL
Arhodia lasiocamparia Guenée, 1857 http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chro/lasioc.html
MartinL
Argybee, there's only one thing for it. I will grow this one out in captivity and see what develops. Its clearly already a final instar so should be no problem. My other spotting of a looper http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7903440 ended very swiftly when it escaped before I got back to my car:(
Ashish
Hi Martin.. Its an Inchworm... called for Caterpillar of a Geometridae family moth. http://www.google.co.in/search?q=Geometridae+caterpillar&hl=en&rlz=1C1CHNU_enIN348IN348&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=aLwCT5O-NoKIrAe5sNzUDw&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=713

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