Banded Smooth Caterpillars in Australia | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
Argina astrea black and white bands, black head, feeds on any green leaves | Brithys crini black and white bands, brown head, feeds on AMARYLLIDACEAE | Cethosia cydippe black and yellow bands, feeds on PASSIFLORACEAE | Tyria jacobaeae black and yellow bands, feeds on Ragwort |
Agarista agricola black and white bands, except the band behind the thorax, and the antepenultimate band, are orange. | Agarista agricola last instar, black and orange bands | Avatha subumbra black, with bands of white shading to yellow at each end, except the band behind the thorax is red. | Capasa recensata bands of black, white, red and yellow |
Comocrus behri black and white bands, orange head, tail and feet feeds on Mistletoe | AGARISTINAE black, orange, and white bands | DANAINAE bands of various colours, several fleshy tentacles |
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(written 17 July 2020, updated 17 February 2021)