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Australian lepidoptera and their transformations, drawn from the life (Pl. 7) [3] The wingspan of the female can range up to 160 mm; the male has a wingspan that ranges to about 140 mm. The larvae feed on Myrtaceae species. They are the largest caterpillars in Australia, growing to a length of 15 cm, and they have many sharp urticating hairs ...
Achaea janata, the castor semi-looper or croton caterpillar, is an erebid moth, the caterpillars of which are termed 'semi-loopers' due to their mode of locomotion. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics and subtropics, extending south to New Zealand and east through the Pacific archipelagoes to Easter Island . [ 2 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Over 140 species of butterfly that are found in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria ...
Cairns birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion): Australia's largest endemic butterfly. Australia has more than 400 species of butterfly, the majority of which are continental species, and more than a dozen endemic species from remote islands administered by various Australian territorial governments.
Xanthodes transversa, the transverse moth or hibiscus caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae.The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, China, Hong Kong, Vanuatu, Java, New Guinea, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Anthela varia, the variable anthelid, is a moth of the family Anthelidae.The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the coastal areas of southern Western Australia, southern Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.
Targalla delatrix, the eugenia caterpillar, is a moth of the family Euteliidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is widespread in the Indo-Australian tropics to Fiji. It has also been recorded from Rapa Iti, the Society Islands and Hawaii. The larvae feed on Eugenia uniflora and Syzygium cumini . [1]
Print/export Download as PDF; ... It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. ... Australian Caterpillars This page was ...