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Looper Moths
 
GEOMETRIDAE
ENNOMINAE
Bracken Fern Geometrid Moth
Dry Leaf Looper Moth
Bark Looper Moth
Cleora Looper Moth
Sinister Moth
Wattle Bark Moth
Black Looper 
Twig Caterpillars
OENOCHROMINAE
Pink Bellied Moth
Fallen Bark Looper
Grey Geometrid Moth
Triangular Geometrid Moth
Looper Caterpillars
GEOMETRINAE
White Looper Moth
Common Brown Looper Moth
Green Looper Moth
Redlined Looper Moth
Gumtree Bizarre Looper Moth
Banded Carpet Moth I
Banded Carpet Moth II
Banded Carpet Moth III
Green and Brown Carpet Moth
Carpet Moth Caterpillars 
 
 

                                               

Looper Caterpillars in Subfamily Oenochrominae

Family Geometridae 

This page contains pictures and information about Looper Caterpillars in subfamily Oenochrominae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Caterpillars in this subfamily are typical loopers. They seldom have more than two pairs of prolegs.  
 

 
Unknown Stout Looper Caterpillar 1
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? sp., length 30mm
Pictures taken on Nov 2007 in Karawatha Forest.
 
Unknown Stout Looper Caterpillar 2
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? sp., length 20mm
 
Unknown Slender Looper Caterpillar 1
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? Circopetes sp., length 30mm
 
Unknown Slender Looper Caterpillar 2
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? sp., length 30mm
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Reference:
1. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p368.
2. A Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2007, p137. 
3. Northern Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.

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Last updated: September 04, 2011.