Homodes bracteigutta

Homodes bracteigutta

The caterpillar of Homodes bracteigutta is green or brown, and has a series of long protuberances that it keeps waving about, so that it resembles two ants talking to each other. The caterpillar has always been found in the company of similar ants of the genus Oecophylla ( FORMICINAE ).
Leafy caterpillar (Homodes bracteigutta) This ornate caterpillar is the owlet moth and found on Mangrove leaves Here is an early instar, http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37908/homodes.html Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Homodes bracteigutta,owlet moth

Appearance

The adult moth is brown with faint zigzag grey lines across the wings.

Naming

Synonyms
Philecia bracteigutta Walker, 1862
Homodes erizesta Turner, 1902
Lophoruza chalcocosma Turner, 1945

Food

The caterpillar has been found on:
Rambutan ( Nephelium lappaceum, SAPINDACEAE ),
Longan ( Dimocarpus longan, SAPINDACEAE ),
Carrotwood ( Cupaniopsis anacardioides, SAPINDACEAE ),
Amyema conspicuum ( LORANTHACEAE ) and
Mango flowers ( Mangifera indica, ANACARDIACEAE ).

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http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/bract.html
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusHomodes
SpeciesHomodes bracteigutta
Photographed in
Australia