Prominents, Bag Shelter Moths and Processionary Caterpillars.
NOCTUOIDEA
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Many Caterpillars of this family adopt a characteristic posture when they feel threatened: they raise the tail and the head to make a U shape. Many of the species of NOTODONTIDAE have Caterpillars with reduced anal prolegs and several humps on their backs. Some are hairy and some are smooth except for a few spines and fleshy tubercles. Those with hairs and spines can cause urticaria in sensitive people. The Caterpillars typically remain exposed on the foodplant by day, although the adult moths are nocturnal fliers.
The 81 Australian species of NOTODONTIDAE include:
Aglaosoma variegata
Antimima species
Cerura australis
Cerura multipunctata
Epicoma argentata
Epicoma barnardi
Epicoma contristis
Epicoma derbyana
Epicoma melanospila : Black Spot Moth
Epicoma melanosticta
Epicoma pontificalis
Epicoma protrahens
Epicoma tristis
Epicoma zelotes
Gallaba eugraphes
Gallaba ochropepla
Hylaeora capucina
Hylaeora caustopis
Hylaeora dilucida
Hylaeora eucalypti
Ochrogaster lunifer : Processionary Caterpillar
Trichiocercus sparshalli
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Antithemerastis acrobela
Cascera bella
Cascera muscosa
Clostera rubida
Cynosarga ornata
Destolmia lineata
Ecnomodes sagittaria
Gallaba basinipha
Gargettiana punctatissima
Hobartina amblyiodes
Mesodrepta harpotoma
Neola semiaurata
Neostauropus viridissimus
Netria viridescens
Paradestolmia nigrolinea
Pheraspis mesotypa
Scythrophanes stenoptera
Sorama bicolor
Syntypistis chloropasta
Syntypistis opaca
Tanystola isabella
Teleclita dryinopa