Undetermined Australian Caterpillar Query J , A181

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: Don Herbison-Evans, Sydney, New South Wales)

This Caterpillar was very smart: it folded a leaf in half, and attached the halves together with silk to make a shelter in which to live. It was found on a:

Sydney Wattle ( Acacia longifolia, MIMOSACEAE ).

It had a yellow head, and black and white rings along the body, and had a length of about 1 cm.

The caterpillar was found in Sydney, New South Wales.

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(updated 16 December 2009, 10 November 2018)