Blue metallic moth rests on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Tiger moth feeds on nectar from a lemon myrtle flower. Kyogle, NSW.
Brown and white moth quite common near the beach. Woodgate, Qld.
Anaxidia lozogramma feeding on the leaf of a macadamia tree. Kyogle, NSW.
The amazing detail and colour of a Anaxidia lozogramma cup moth caterpillar. Kyogle, NSW.
Orchard Swallowtail Caterpillar
It's too early to wake up! Says Orchard Swallowtail Caterpillar. I'm cold and wet! It's not easy being green! Kyogle, NSW.
Well camouflaged moth on a tree trunk. Cania Gorge, Qld.
Portrait of a Picture-winged Moth (poss. Banisia placida). Cow Bay, Qld.
Crazy little camo looper has been munching on this plant. Kyogle, NSW.
Tiny looper caterpillar uses some crazy debris for camo. Kyogle, NSW.
Cup Moth Caterpillar Shedding Skin
Cup moth caterpillar (Doratifera vulnerans) shrugs off her old skin for a new phase of growth. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Cup moth caterpillar (Doratifera vulnerans) inches out of her old skin. Oxley Creek, Qld.
A moulting cup moth caterpillar (Doratifera vulnerans) consumes its old skin. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Hairy caterpillar has kept evey face it's moulted since it was a tiny baby. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Hairy caterpillar has kept evey face it's moulted since it was a tiny baby. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Portrait of a bagworm. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Black and white moth has an odd orange spot. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Moth sitting up on a leaf. Wilston, Qld.
Case moth and it's intricate house made of tiny sticks. Toowong, QLD.
Cosmodes elegans. Mundubbera, QLD.
Mottled grey moth is well camouflaged against an Ironbark tree. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Comostola laesaria feeds on flowers of fruits and other trees. Toowong, QLD.
Spikes mean itchy. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Oxley Creek, QLD.
A moth in waiting, a cup moth cocoon (Limacodidae). Toowong, Qld.
Closeup of the head of a Yellow Peach Moth (Conogethes punctiferalis). Mundubbera, Qld.
Yellow moth (Conogethes punctiferalis) does a white pee. Mundubbera, QLD.
The Assassin and the Butterfly
Assassin bug sucks the insides out of a beautiful blue butterfly. Oxley Creek, QLD.
This is a newly emerged butterfly from a caterpillar I collected a full week ago. It's interesting to note the odd glimpse of green on the wing because this was the colour of the caterpillar and chrysalis. Toowong, Queensland.
The false eyes of the underside of an Evening Brown Butterfly wing recently moulted from a chrysalis. This is a camouflaged butterfly that has a different patterned appearance depending on the season it appears in. Toowong, Queensland.
Butterfly underarms.