Undetermined Australian Caterpillar Query I , B405

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

This Caterpillar is buff with white tubercles, and a faint dark line running along the back. The head is pale brown, and the last abdominal segment has two dark lines on it. It was found in Sydney feeding on:

Gum Tree ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ).

It grew to a length of about 0.5 cms. It lived and pupated in between leaves of its food plant, joined with silk.

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(written 11 March 2000, updated 13 October 2013)