LYMANTRIIDAE species B LYMANTRIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

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

This Caterpillar was found wandering about on a path. The caterpillar was dark brown and hairy, with a pale mark on the thorax, and a longer pale mark on abdominal segments six and seven. It had two sparse black hair pencils sticking out diagonally from each side of its head. It had a length of about 2 cms.

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

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(updated 13 October 2001, 2 September 2017)