These caterpillars were introduced in 1998 from Kenya to control the introduced weed :

Prickly Acacia ( Acacia nilotica, MIMOSACEAE ).

They feed on its leaves.

Twelve microsatellite loci have been identified in the genome of this species.

previous caterpillar

Australian butterflies

Australian caterpillars

Australian moths

next caterpillar

(updated 25 January 2005)