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Pine Beauty Looper (Chlenias banksiaria) A penultimate larvae with two lateral yellow stripes and some freaky black stripey patterns. <br /> The ID is based on WIKI which considers Chlenias auctaria to be a junior synonym. Australia,Chlenias,Chlenias auctaria,Chlenias banksiaria,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Pine Beauty Looper (Chlenias banksiaria)

A penultimate larvae with two lateral yellow stripes and some freaky black stripey patterns.
The ID is based on WIKI which considers Chlenias auctaria to be a junior synonym.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Another stunner, Martin, showing both its beauty and behavior. Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Annette Flottwell's profile
    Annette Flottwell
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    wonderful pattern, well spotted (or should I say lined) Posted 9 years ago
  3. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    Maybe Chlenias belophora with the red patches on the prolegs. ?
    http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/naco/belophora.html     Posted 4 years ago

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The Chlenias banksiaria

''Chlenias banksiaria'' is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

The larvae feed from many different species of unrelated plants, including the introduced ''Pinus radiata''.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Martin Lagerwey
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By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Jul 17, 2016. Captured Feb 14, 2011 02:14 in Mullum Mullum Tunnel, Donvale VIC 3111, Australia.
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.