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Heliotrope Moth caterpillar - Utetheisa pulchelloides Not the best image ,but the only one I have. I find the moth very regular but not the caterpillar. <br />
Identification through I Naturalist. Eamw caterpillars,Eamw moth,Heliotrope moth,Quorn SA,Utetheisa pulchelloides Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Heliotrope Moth caterpillar - Utetheisa pulchelloides

Not the best image ,but the only one I have. I find the moth very regular but not the caterpillar.
Identification through I Naturalist.

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"Utetheisa pulchelloides", the heliotrope moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Indo-Australian region including Borneo, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua, Seychelles and most of Australia.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Apr 26, 2025. Captured Nov 4, 2021 09:54 in QV2F+M6 Yarrah SA, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/197s
  • ISO800
  • 79mm