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Spikey catterpilar - insect guru needed to ID

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Spikey catterpilar - insect guru needed to ID

Postby Willy wombat on Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:39 pm

Found this cool looking catterpilar living on a citrus (lemon) plant in Brisbane.

I think its from a tropical butterfly species - does anyone know which one?

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Re: Spikey catterpilar - insect guru needed to ID

Postby ATJ on Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:50 pm

Steve, We get them on out citrus trees here in NSW, too. It is the larva of a Papilio aegeus, the orchard or citrus swallowtail butterfly.

When they are very small, they look like bird poo: http://andrewtrevor-jones.com/P_aegeus_Glenbrook07.html and then as they get larger they look like the one in your photos. If you touch it, it will stick out a red osmeterium from behind the head.
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Re: Spikey catterpilar - insect guru needed to ID

Postby Willy wombat on Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:58 pm

Andrew - that was quick! Thanks for the info
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Re: Spikey catterpilar - insect guru needed to ID

Postby Critter on Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:21 pm

My 3yo daughter and I recently kept some of those from tiny caterpillars to cocoons to butterflies. I wish I still had some now that I have my 105 macro!
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Re: Spikey catterpilar - insect guru needed to ID

Postby Willy wombat on Thu Jan 01, 2009 9:30 pm

Critter wrote:My 3yo daughter and I recently kept some of those from tiny caterpillars to cocoons to butterflies. I wish I still had some now that I have my 105 macro!


These were taken with my 105mm macro lens
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