OECOPHORIDAE
Concealer Moths 
TORTRICIDAE
Leafrollers
 
CASTNIIDAE
Sun Moths
 
LIMACODIDAE
Cup Moths
 
Pyralid Moths
 
GEOMETRIDAE
Looper Moths
 
Anthelid Moths
Anthelid Moth
 
 
NOTODONTIDAE
Prominents Moths
LYMANTRIIDAE 
Tussock Moths
ARCTIIDAE
Tiger Moths
AGANAIDAE
Tiger Moths
NOCTUIDAE
Owl Moths 
 
 

                                               

Unknown Caterpillars

Followings are caterpillars that yet to be identified. Please advise if you known what are they.
 
Unknown Caterpillar on grass stem
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Length 50mm
 
Unknown Thin Caterpillar hiding along the leaf edge
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Length 60mm
 
Unknown Caterpillar with golden hair on Acacia
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length 20mm found on Acacia leaf in late summer. 
 
Unknown Caterpillar with silk web
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This caterpillar build a tangle web around itself.
 
 
Group of small Unknown Caterpillars
 
Length 10mm 
Group of small hairy caterpillars feeding on gum tree leaf. 6mm each in length.
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Length 20mm  
 
Unknown Caterpillar with golden hair
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Length 40mm
Found feeding on gum tree leaf during early summer.
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Few days later, it turned into a cacoon. Two to three weeks later, a Tachinid Fly came out instead of a moth from the cacoon. The Tachinid Fly came out directly, not the fly larvae as in most other case. Only one fly came out and it was dark grey in colour 10mm in body length, look exactly as the Tachinid Flies that parasite on Crow and Wanderer butterflies, although a bit larger in size.
 
Unknown Caterpillar feeds on Banksia leaf
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Length 30mm
We found the golden yellow hairy caterpillar on Banksia leaf. We took it home and put it in a jar with some Banksia leaves. Two day later the caterpillar disappeared. We look for a while and noticed that it became a pupa attached on one of the leaf stem. It was hardly be noticed. However, we had wait over months and still nothing came out from the pupa. We are still waiting..........
 
Dark-grey Unknown Caterpillar
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Small Spiny Caterpillar found on Wattle
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Length 10mm
Pictures were taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer. 
 
Caterpillar making cacoon on leaf
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Length 40mm 
Picture was taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer.
 
Group of  young caterpillars on Wattle leaf
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Length 5mm
Picture was taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer. They may not be the Moth caterpillars.
 
Caterpillar on Kangaroo Grass
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Length 40mm  
Picture was taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer. The caterpillar looks like a Skipper caterpillar.
 
Please advise if you know any the above caterpillars, thank you.. 
 

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