#1398 -Â Eucyclodes pieroides - Wattle Bizarre
AKA Anisozyga pieroides, and Comibaena pieroides. Found by Phil Mcintyre, a few hundred kilometers north of Brisbane.
This one is a female, since the males look completely different, and in fact would be hard to distinguish from many similar Emerald Loopers
The caterpillars, found on wattles, eucalypts, Syzygium and other native plants, and Avocado, roses, and a wide variety of introduced ones as well, start off by gluing small bits of debris to their backs for camouflage. After later molts they develop flanges down each side of their midline, and no longer need added disguise.Â
Found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. Similar species are found in the southern states.Â
