Re: Caterpillars

["dj flotek" <>]

Does anybody know 100% what that larvae is ? Cause it is EVERYWHERE. I 
cannot vouch for North Canberra. But I have seen them absolutley everywhere 
that I have ben..... Even in my compost bin which has a tight lid.
Anybody got anything further on this ?


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> A Pallid Cuckoo, a Fan-tailed Cuckoo and an Olive-backed Oriole were all
> feeding on what I assume was the same species of caterpillar at Mulligans
> Flat yesterday.
>
> Regards
> Frank
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Steve Holliday wrote:
>
> Cuckoos are known to regularly eat toxic/hairy caterpillars which most 
> other
> birds won't touch. Don't know how they manage this, Matin's suggestions are
> as good as any I can think of.
>
> The caterpillars Paul mentioned are presumably the same species as the ones
> which are in quite large numbers near our place at the moment. I think they
> are possibly Pasture Day Moth (Apina callisto) caterpillars. The adults are
> nicely patterned, and fly in the day during late autumn, they were abundant
> at Gooroo and Mulligans last April-May. The caterpillars survive winter and
> then feed up, pupate underground over summer and emerge the following
> autumn. Food plants include quite a range of weedy species including
> Capeweed.
>
> see http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/agar/callist.html
>
> Of course they may be something else entirely, in which case ignore
> everything I've just written!
>
> cheers
>
> Steve

> << PallidCuckoo.JPG >>

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