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Family
Geometridae
- This page contains pictures and information about Twig Caterpillars in
subfamily Ennominae that we found in the Brisbane
area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Most Caterpillars in
this subfamily are resemblance to dead twigs or other parts of their food
plants. Although most caterpillars in family
Geometridae have only two pairs of prolegs,
caterpillars in this subfamily may have up to four pair of prolegs.
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- We
believe all the caterpillars we put in this page are in
subfamily Ennominae, although we did not find out their ID yet.
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- Unknown Twig Caterpillar 1
  - ? Ectropis sp., 40mm feeding on gum tree leaf.
- The
caterpillar resting posture looks like a twig. It is pale brown in
colour with black and white mark about halfway along each side.
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- Unknown Twig Caterpillar
2
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- ? Ectropis sp., 40mm
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- Unknown Twig Caterpillar
3
 - ? Ectropis sp., length 40mm
- Pictures taken on Oct 2007 in Yimbun Park.
 - May 2008, Buhot Creek Stringy Bark Track
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- Unknown Twig Caterpillar 4
 - ? sp., length 40mm
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- Unknown Twig Caterpillar 5
 - ? sp., length 20mm
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- Unknown Twig Caterpillar 6
 - ? Casbia sp., length 20mm
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- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press,
1990, p359.
- 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.
- 4. ENNOMINAE in Australia - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2011.
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