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Crexa Moth Caterpillar (Genduara punctigera) Looking like a strip of beautifully embroidered silk carpet, this 25 mm long furry creature is the caterpillar of the moth featured in<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37030/crexa_moth_-_female_genduara_punctigera.html" title="Crexa Moth - female (Genduara punctigera)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2767/37030_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=i3RaWmW9XgqOHozC47hkM%2F7DqQQ%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Crexa Moth - female (Genduara punctigera) A brown moth with attractive white, grey and black patterns and a wing span of about 40 mm. Wings were tented, with a white tipped abdomen just visible at the rear end. The head and thorax was covered with dense short white setae with the thorax showing three dark spots. The antennae were dark and feathery. The underside of the wings appeared to be of a similar colour as the upper side and the abdomen showed bands of sooty brown and white.<br /> Both male and female moths of the species have feathery antennae. Australia,Genduara punctigera,Geotagged,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> It feeds on Cherry Ballart .<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37027/cherry_ballart_exocarpos_cupressiformis.html" title="Cherry Ballart (Exocarpos cupressiformis)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2767/37027_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=YPFuY5LhjzNuVXOK1VyWzmHk1aA%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Cherry Ballart (Exocarpos cupressiformis) I&#039;ve always looked for these expecting to see a &quot;regular&quot; cherry sized fruit but these are very small , about 1 mm long. The swollen fruit stalk which makes the attractive red &quot;cherry&quot; is actually quite sweet to taste. The hard green part at the end of the cherry is the actual fruit and is inedible. Birds eat the whole fruit and thus disperse the seed. <br /> The tree looks like a cypress pine and hence the name &quot;cupressiformis&quot; and because the seed is apparently external to the fruit, it has been given the name &quot;Exocarpos&quot;.<br /> The tree is indigenous to Australia and can be seen in sclerophyll forests. In the local area, they are seen in large numbers and form food plants for insects like the pentatomid bug, Commius elegans seen here <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37021/pentatomid_bug_-_adult_commius_elegans.html Australia,Exocarpos cupressiformis,Geotagged,Winter" /></a></figure> Australia,Fall,Genduara punctigera,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge

Crexa Moth Caterpillar (Genduara punctigera)

Looking like a strip of beautifully embroidered silk carpet, this 25 mm long furry creature is the caterpillar of the moth featured in

Crexa Moth - female (Genduara punctigera) A brown moth with attractive white, grey and black patterns and a wing span of about 40 mm. Wings were tented, with a white tipped abdomen just visible at the rear end. The head and thorax was covered with dense short white setae with the thorax showing three dark spots. The antennae were dark and feathery. The underside of the wings appeared to be of a similar colour as the upper side and the abdomen showed bands of sooty brown and white.<br /> Both male and female moths of the species have feathery antennae. Australia,Genduara punctigera,Geotagged,Summer

It feeds on Cherry Ballart .
Cherry Ballart (Exocarpos cupressiformis) I've always looked for these expecting to see a "regular" cherry sized fruit but these are very small , about 1 mm long. The swollen fruit stalk which makes the attractive red "cherry" is actually quite sweet to taste. The hard green part at the end of the cherry is the actual fruit and is inedible. Birds eat the whole fruit and thus disperse the seed. <br /> The tree looks like a cypress pine and hence the name "cupressiformis" and because the seed is apparently external to the fruit, it has been given the name "Exocarpos".<br /> The tree is indigenous to Australia and can be seen in sclerophyll forests. In the local area, they are seen in large numbers and form food plants for insects like the pentatomid bug, Commius elegans seen here <br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37021/pentatomid_bug_-_adult_commius_elegans.html Australia,Exocarpos cupressiformis,Geotagged,Winter

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    Full story of this species in a single post, fantastic! Posted 9 years ago

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The Crexa Moth

''Genduara punctigera'' is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in the south-east quarter of Australia. The wingspan is about 50 mm. The larvae feed on ''Exocarpus cupressiformis''.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Leuba Ridgway
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By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 24, 2016. Captured Apr 16, 2014 13:51 in 4 Cleve Ave, The Basin VIC 3154, Australia.
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  • SZ-10
  • f/3.7
  • 10/3200s
  • ISO250
  • 10.99mm
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