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billaca Melbourne, Australia Oct 06, 2023

I live in Melbourne Australia and found this caterpillar on an Acacia in our garden, but I can't identify and would love to know what it is?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Oct 10, 2023

I've been puzzling at length over this one - do you have any other images of this specimen? I would like to se its head and underside more clearly.

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billaca Melbourne, Australia Oct 11, 2023

Thank you for your reply. I have attached some more images taken today (the caterpillar is still on the same plant), I also measured its length as being 52mm.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Oct 11, 2023

That really helped. It appears to be Capusa cuculloides in the family Geometridae. The colouration of this species is highly variable, see https://api.naturemapr.org/api/species/2351/images/3 for an example.

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billaca Melbourne, Australia Oct 11, 2023

Thank you, much appreciate your help.

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