A colourful but prickly critter,found in the garden when I was doing a bit of tidying.I hadn't see one at our place before, although I didn't have to spend much time identifying as I had done that when my friend Melisa found one at her place a year ago, almost to the day.
It is the caterpillar of the Patterned Notodontid Moth (Aglaosoma varigata) and it is about 75mm in length. I haven't seen a moth here as yet but hoping one might visit once this caterpillar pupates.
The moth is found in Eastern Australia through to South Australia and the caterpillar feeds on a range of plant species.
