Euproctis melanosoma, Black-bodied Browntail Moth

Black-bodied Browntail Moth, Euproctis melanosoma

Female
Early December 2008
Burnie
Images by Alan Melville, used with permission.

Female
Mid October 2008
Burnie
Images by Alan Melville, used with permission.

larva (cf.)
Early January 2012
Sisters Beach
Photo KE

larva
Mid September 2014
Peter Murrell Reserve, Blackmans Bay
Photo KE

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