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Looper Moth Caterpillar

Traminda aventiaria

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

Series of shots of a caterpillar, about 25mm long, which was making its way up a papyrus stalk in our fishpond. We think it might have fallen from a wattle tree over the pond. The fifth shot shows the underside of the caterpillar.

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Traminda aventiaria

Species ID Suggestions

Cross line wave moth

Traminda aventiaria

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MartinL
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Comments (5)
MaryEvans2
wonderful series of photos and spotting
vipin.baliga
Thats interesting...!!! I have always wondered what Caterpillar it was... :-)
KMills
this creature is a bit different :-)
ShannaB
Awesome, thank you! My hubby will be pleased, he did the research on that one. : )
MartinL
You are correct with this ID Shanna and you can lock it in. Here is the link. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/ster/aven.html I found one adult in NT http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7892962

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PublishedFebruary 26, 2012

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