Tussock moth caterpillar
Orgyias sp.
-37.951, 145.256
Field Notes
Description:
A caterpillar about 25 mm long with four white ill-defined dorsal tussocks on a narrow body covered with soft long pale lime-green setae. the dorsal side of the caerpillar had a narrow band of black and red patternsa and a couple of bright yellow bands near the head. A pair of pencil thin dark forward pointing tufts were seen with hairs of equal length. The rear end had some long grey hairs, again not in a well-defined tuft. <br>
Two red dorsal glads could be seen in the last segments. <br>
The caterpillar looked a little feeble.
Habitat:
Spotted on silver wattle ( Acacia dealbata) in a national park.
Notes:
My thanks to Graeme Cocks for confirming the ID. <br>
Family: Lymantriidae
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