Undetermined Australian Caterpillar
 Query P

reference B404

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


This Caterpillar with its white collar, has an ecclesiastical look. It is mainly dark red, but has a dark brown head, thorax, and terminal abdominal segment, and a white prothorax.

It feeds on:

  • Gum Trees ( Eucalyptus, MYRTACEAE ),

    living in a folded leaf joined with silk. It grows to a length of about 1 cm.


    The adult moth is light golden brown with darker wing tips. It has a wing span of about 1.6 cms.

    The specimen shown here was taken in Sydney.

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    (updated 11 March 2000)