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- This page contains pictures and information about Moths and Caterpillars in
subfamily ENNOMINAE that we found in the Brisbane
area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Twig Caterpillar
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- Most Caterpillars in this subfamily are resemblance to dead twigs or other
parts of their food plants.
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- Brown Looper
 - Pholodes sinistraria, male, wingspan 50mm
- We found this moth in our backyard. Their caterpillars are are dark green with
white bands between the segments when small. They become brown in later
stages. They feed on different of garden plants and trees in the bush. Click here
for more information.
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- Moth hiding on Bark
 - ? sp., wingspan 40mm
- Pictures taken in Alexandra Hill during early winter. The moth was hiding on
the bark of a wattle tree. Its camouflaged colours made it hard to be seen.
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- Small Brown Moth
 - ?sp.,
Wingspan 15mm
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- Black Inch Worm
 - Hyposidra talaca, length 20mm
- They are known as Inch Worms because their caterpillars
apparently measuring off one inch at a time as they move. The
caterpillars are black in colour with white dots. Their adult moths are brown
in colour, with pointed wings.
  - Notice this
caterpillar have only one pair of prolegs, while most caterpillars in other
families have four pairs.
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- Twig Caterpillar
  - ?sp, 40mm feeding on gum tree leaf.
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caterpillar resting posture looks like a twig. It is pale brown in
colour with black and white mark about halfway along each side. The
caterpillar feeds on a wide variety of plants including gum tree. They pupa in
soil. The moth is grey to light brown in colour with wavy lines across wings.
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- Twig Caterpillar
 - ? sp., length 20mm
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