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Chlenias Moth Caterpillar

Chlenias auctaria

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

The caterpillar was about 35 mm long. The soft body was covered with intricate patterns of white lines on black, lateral lines of yellow. The head was a pale bluespeckled with black. The caterpillars true legs were deep red.

Habitat:

Spotted on a myrtle shrub in a national park.

Notes:

The caterpillar is said to feed on 17 species of unrelated plants and is said to be a pest in pine plantations. <br>

Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae

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Chlenias auctaria

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Comments (4)
pamsai
yes Leuba, I agree about there being so many missions. Good to keep it simple!
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks Pam. I did not know - there are so many Missions, it's a little overwhelming. Also It makes sense to me to keep them together with moths & butterflies.
pamsai
Leuba, did you know there is a mission for caterpillars? http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9420720

Spotted for Missions

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Moths of the World
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedOctober 13, 2014

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